Clean House Using The Focus Formula

It’s a common occurrence – life happens and we get behind in our housekeeping. Or you have company coming this weekend and the house is a mess. How do you make your home presentable? There is no magic trick – you just gotta clean it up with good old fashioned elbow grease.

So how can you clean up the house without exhausting yourself? By using a timer and the focus formula. It’s simple – 45/15. You work for 45 minutes, then take a break for 15 minutes.

The idea is to totally focus your energy and attention to a project 45 minutes. Then when the timer goes off, stop for a break for 15 minutes.

It’s been taught by several internet marketing gurus, including Jimmy D Brown, for focusing on business. The idea is to ignore the phone, close your email, twitter and anything else that might be a distraction, and totally focus on the task at hand. Then when the 45 minutes is up, you can check your email, return a phone call or (my favorite) log-on to Twitter.

This formula can be applied to your home cleaning. Just set your timer and tackle a room. It’s especially helpful when you are short on time or have a deadline to meet (like the in-laws coming over for dinner tomorrow). It’s amazing how much you can accomplish when you have complete, total focus on what you are doing. And you’ll be surprised how quickly the time goes.

And while you may not look forward to cleaning, you can look forward to the breaks using the formula!