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Gene Morton is an organization development consultant and an award winning author. He specializes in real-time leadership and organization development. He is fascinated by the dynamic influence leaders have on individual, team, and organization performance. Profit, governmental and not-for-profit service organizations are his clients.
He has assisted with the implementation of complex mergers, reorganizations, and system redesign projects in more than 100 projects with 85 organizations. He has a deep appreciation of how leaders and their structures can block--as well as inspire--leaders, groups, and individual contributors.
Gene is a lifelong learner. He has built upon his M.A. in Industrial Psychology with years of intensive training in gro ...more

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how do you stay undistracted for writing? What a challenge :-)

Gene Morton Thanks for asking.

There is a difference, I think, between writer's block and being distracted. Writer's block has yet to be a problem, as I said befo…moreThanks for asking.

There is a difference, I think, between writer's block and being distracted. Writer's block has yet to be a problem, as I said before. But fending off distractions is a never ending duel.

The method I use to manage distractions is to start writing every day, no matter what else I'm doing and, a la Hemingway, quit writing at the preset time, based on my appointment schedule for the day.

I'll admit that I have sat down to write and had an empty head. Being stubborn about such conditions, I make myself keep myself in position, doing almost nothing, and try to figure out what is distracting me. It is a form of contemplation. Sometimes there are other articles or ideas that I want to pursue. It is a conscious choice, after about 45 minutes, to keep myself in my writing space, whether I'm sitting, pacing, or stretching. Still empty? I take my imagination for a walk, for about 45 minutes, and just observe what is gong on in my monkey brain. Normally, that works. Sorting out my priorities in the moment, what is urgent and what excites me at the time, relieves the pressure and the ideas start to flow.

Writing exercises are another technique I use. Just spill out whatever comes to mind in onto the paper, in long-hand, and find out what is distracting me.

Overall, I guess, I work on my distractions and pay attention to where my mind wants to go. (less)

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Gene Morton Knock on wood, so far this has not been a problem, unless... is it possible to avoid writer's block by getting distracted from writing by the never en…moreKnock on wood, so far this has not been a problem, unless... is it possible to avoid writer's block by getting distracted from writing by the never ending distractions of social media in order to promote one's past work and thereby avoid feeling anxious about having a dormant writer's block because as the numerous tasks are completed a slight sense of accomplishment occurs instead of the sticky feeling of becoming tangled in the web of a writer's block? Is that possible to suppress a writer's block by writing as much as one can except about matters that have nothing to do with what a writer would really like to write about, really dig into and become lost in, but keeps putting off because there are so many of these little things that need doing, like the laundry, dishes, and the like? (less)

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“Develop your leaders into a competitive advantage. Reconnect your leader-power to success.”
― Gene Morton, Leaders First: Six Bold Steps to Sustain Breakthroughs in Construction

tags: construction, effective-leadership, executive-coaching, leader-skills, leadership-development, od, organization-development, strategic-planning, team-leadership

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“Develop your leaders into a competitive advantage. Reconnect your leader-power to success.”
― Gene Morton, Leaders First: Six Bold Steps to Sustain Breakthroughs in Construction

tags: construction, effective-leadership, executive-coaching, leader-skills, leadership-development, od, organization-development, strategic-planning, team-leadership

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“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
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