Technique for staying focused

Today I'd like to share a method developed by self-help guru Sam Horn that's simple and yet very powerful...

In a nutshell, the next time you're about to get off task, say mentally or aloud to yourself, Just Five More.

What does this mean?

Ah, come on. It's simple...

Continue to work for five more minutes on whatever you're working on.

Jog for five more minutes if you're getting your daily exercise.

Write five more sentences if you're bogged down composing a blog entry.

It's that simple, and this technique works because it builds persistence.

If your in a buffet line, just five more lettuce leaves with cherry tomatoes will get you thru, or five more minutes of saying no thank you will get you thru.  Everyone else is eating cake, just five minutes of meditation will get you thru it.  Facing food triggers, just five minutes of inner strength and determination will get you thru it.

So every time you're about to get unfocused or about to give up on something, Do Five More, okay?