Annual Focus - Lege Deinen Jahresfokus fest

You have so many obviously urgent things to do every day that absolutely have to be done. You are under stress at work, the family demands its rights, you have to do some sports and keep yourself healthy, you are supposed to check in with friends from time to time, you also help out in the household and then there are all the surprises of life that you have to react to.

n the evening you are tired and looking forward to some relaxation. You actually know that there are one or more projects and plans that you would like to do.

Vielleicht ist es ein eigenes Feierabend-Startup, ein eigenes eBook, ein sportliches Ziel, eine neue Sprache, ein Sparziel oder auch ein berufliches Ziel. Das wäre eigentlich wichtig, das würde Dir am Herzen liegen. Wäre da nicht die Zeit….. Du ertappst Dich ab und zu wenn Du im Freundeskreis erzählst „irgendwann mach ich …..“. Dieses „irgendwann“ wird aber niemals kommen, sei realistisch! Außer, Du kümmerst dich aktiv darum. Du musst klar zwischen den „urgent“ und „wichtigen“ Dingen in Deinem Leben unterscheiden, sonst wird das nix!

Was ist Dir wirklich wichtig und nicht nur dringend)

Und genau darum geht es bei der Challenge „annual focus„. Hier geht es darum, dass Du die für Dich wichtigen (non-urgent) things for a year very clearly. If you have more than one project on your list, then you must define the most important (or at most the two most important) and work consistently on these things for a whole year.

The point of this challenge is that you spend a few minutes each day focused on the one or two really IMPORTANT, non-urgent things. After all, these are crucial to the direction in which your life is developing.

The Annual Focus Challenge is part of the Timeless Challenge

I believe that every person can change the world with their actions! Make your life through meaningful actions (challenges) to something special and lasting! Make yourself immortal!

We want to plant one million trees worldwide without begging for donations!
Uwe Kauntz

Below you will find an example of how I do it.

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1 Regeln der Challenge – So mache ich das!

1.1 And what does that mean in concrete terms?

2 Life Score Punkte für die „annual focus“ challenge

3 So kannst Du bei der „annual focus“ challenge mitmachen

4 Order form

5 Annual Focus in Social Media

5.1 Facebook Gruppe für „annual focus“

5.2 # Our Hashtags

6 Bücher rund um Fokus und Zielerreichung

Regeln der Challenge – So mache ich das!

The first thing you need is a little time out for yourself and your thoughts. Personally, I take one day off a year, hike to a hut, armed with a notepad and a pencil. Already on the way to the hut I think of many things I would like to do and usually I identify the really important things even before I reach the hut. Now I write these down in my notepad one below the other.

Wenn ich die kurzen Sätze (bei mir sind es meistens Überschriften) so lese, dann stelle ich mir alles bildlich vor und merke schnell bei welchen Dingen meine Emotionen und meine Leidenschaft ausschlägt. Diese Dinge markiere ich mit einem „+“.

I repeat this procedure until only one or at most two items remain on my list.

Nun weiß ich woran ich ein Jahr lang arbeiten möchte und ich weiß „why?“. Würde mich jetzt jemand fragen, dann könnte ich mit aufgeregten Worten genau beschreiben was ich machen möchte und warum.

But I am not finished yet! I have made the experience that one year is much too long to work on one thing consistently and with constant motivation. So I divide my year into four 12-week periods. Twelve weeks is tangible and manageable and plannable. I consider dividing my annual goal into four smaller intermediate goals and assign these intermediate goals to the respective 12-week periods.

I would like to show you the example of my grip strength tutorial (eBook) exemplary. My goal for the year was to use a concrete example (grip strength tutorial) to create my own eBook, publish it and earn my first money on the Internet. My 12-week planning at that time was the following:

First block: Experte werden bei der Erstellung eines eBooks: I spent half an hour every day learning about creating and publishing eBooks and writing down the most important points. At that time, I read books, attended VHS courses, watched video tutorials and talked on the phone with people who had already done something like that. After those 12 weeks, I knew exactly how to proceed!
Zweiter Block: „Become an expert in grip strength„: Ich habe 12 Wochen lang Artikel und Bücher gelesen, habe dutzende Videos angeschaut, habe mit vielen Kletterern und OCR-Sportlern die besser sind als ich über Griffkraft gesprochen und mir Notizen gemacht und alles in der Praxis selbst ausprobiert. Nach zwölf intensiven Wochen hatte ich so viel über Griffkraft gelernt, dass ich genau wusste wie diese entsteht und wie man sie systematisch aufbauen kann. Undich hatte mir wertvolle Notizen gemacht.
Dritter Block: „writing an eBookn“: Dieser Block war für mich am Einfachsten, denn hierfür hatte ich mir die letzten 12 Wochen intensive Notizen gemacht die ich nun nur noch in Worte fassen und bebildern musste. Nach diesen zwölf Wochen hatte ich ein fertiges eBook
Vierter (und letzter) Block: „Publication and monetization„: Nun hatte ich 12 Wochen Zeit um mein eBook zu veröffentlichen und den Menschen zu sagen, dass es ein hochwertiges eBook zum Thema Griffkrafttraining für OCR´ler gibt.

I was mega proud! And you've probably noticed that with 4×12 weeks, you still have four more weeks for vacation. And you should also enjoy this free time!

And what does that mean in concrete terms?

This means that you get Life Score points for the following things:

Define and plan your goal for the year, that ONE thing you absolutely want to do.
Implementing your project

Life Score Punkte für die „annual focus“ challenge

Get the beautiful marbles in yellow (personality) and the life score points below

Logo	Name	Life-Score Points	Note
	annual focus - Target definition	50	define and plan one or two targets (marble yellow, 20mm diameter)
	annual focus - Realization	100	Implement planning and goal achievement (marble yellow, 25mm)

So kannst Du bei der „annual focus“ challenge mitmachen

ust write us briefly (if you want) what you have resolved to do and how you have roughly planned it. Of course, we'll be rooting for you and will be happy when you have achieved your goal after one year.

Register briefly with the form below (at least if you are interested in the marbles), otherwise you can just join. The registration motivates you to stay tuned!
Now you have to find the thing that is most important to you for the coming year! As soon as you have done this, take the first step that is necessary for your goal fulfillment.
Please fill out the form below again, but this time with the message that you have completed the challenge. You can do this right after your focus definition and get the marble and 50 life score points. Or you can wait until you have completed your challenge and you get both marbles. We will send you the well-deserved Life Score points and the marble.
If you'd like to cover the Challenge on social media, tag us at @timeless_challenge and add the appropriate hashtag (see below).

Sometimes it is motivating to share your small partial successes with other people. This does not have to be social media, but Facebook, Twitter and Co. are a possibility. The decision is up to you!