How to be committed the job?

Indonesia
August 9, 2009 9:53pm CST
Dear all, I am a kind of person who can't concentrate easily on one job. But, now my boss asks me to do several jobs that should be done on time. I try to priorotize mt works but how to be committed to the job?
3 responses
@Robin114 (23)
• United States
20 Aug 09
You should have a passion for the the work you are doing, if the passion is not there you won't commit, I work at jobs I have a passion for and that makes me do a great job, maybe you should change your field, sorry you feel this way, nothing like doing a job you don't like doing, its torture time goes slow, you don't give it everything you have, I say look for a change. jmo (just my opinion)
@icehut (508)
10 Aug 09
Depending on the size of the tasks, you may benefit from spending a little time on a gantt chart. You'll be able to visualise and calculate how much time will be required per task and sub-tasks. This will allow you to better prioritise your time by know when an important event will occur and when certain sub-tasks depend on other sub-tasks in order to continue. The other benefit is a nice "flashy" chart that you can show your boss to indicate the progress of the tasks. Should also keep your boss from constantly asking you how much longer it'll take.
• United States
10 Aug 09
Boy, I know what you mean by this and being concerned about getting side-tracked. I like to break each job down into a list of tasks and then keep that list in front of me as I knock out one task after another. I keep telling myself, "I must stick with this and not get side-tracked." When ever anything not related to the job task list comes up, I say "I can not do or pay attention to anything else but sticking to my list." When I complete each small item that gets me closer to my ultimate goal, I encourage myself that I am closer to completing the assignment and tell myself that I will reward myself with the other things that are distracting me when I finish my assignment. Keep focusing on the jobs that need to be done and how good you will feel when they are finished before the deadline time given. I hope this helps and I am looking forward to you posting that you have completed these jobs on time. We are holding you to it!