You give your all to the task and hopefully that's enough but sometimes things get taken out of your hands and one way or another you have to accept it and get on with it and focus on the task at hand.
Scientists and academics in particular focus on detail and the minutiae. When they talk to each other, they usually don't focus on the broad ideas; they don't focus on social interconnectedness. They focus on the task that they're doing.
I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand.
What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
I have to force myself to remember that if I can't do my job, people's stories won't get told, and that helps me to focus on the task at hand.
Keep calm and carry on. A challenging time is just that - a period in time. Taking a few deep breaths and knowing that it won't last forever really allows me to focus on the present moment and task at hand.
As a woman I think we are capable of doing so many things. There is great ability to compartmentalise - to focus on the task at hand, do it well and then move on to the next one, while having another million things going on.
If you focus on the risks, they'll multiply in your mind and eventually paralyze you. You want to focus on the task, instead, on doing what needs to be done.
When you're in the field, you just focus on the task at hand.
Turn off your mind, and focus on what you've got to do - task at hand.
Sometimes, when I walk out onto the track I think, 'What am I doing here? Why do I put myself through this?' But that's when you really get into your focus ... you focus on the race you are going to run.
The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.
To focus our mind on the task at hand-with fierce concentration-m akes for a productive use of time.
Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on.
I don't think I'm stubborn. I just focus on the task at hand and do what it takes. Persistence is the single most important thing for success.
Keep your focus on your passion in life and the things you enjoy doing. Youll get there. Trust me. I'm doing it.