In eleventh installment of Brian Tracy’s Podcast series entitled, “21 Great Ways to Double Your Productivity,” Brian talks about “Single-Handling Key Tasks.”

Dale Carnegie, one of the richest men in the world, attributed much of his success, and the success of those working with him, to this one success technique. That’s a pretty lofty claim.

Additionally, Brian Tracy says you can boost your personal efficiency by 50% with just this one technique. That’s just on the first day! He may be on to something here.

How Do You Single-Handle Key Tasks?

Brian Tracy says it boils down to one thing: choosing your most important task and sticking with it, no distractions, until it is complete. He itemizes how to do this in three-simple steps:

1. Make a list of all of the items you need to get done.

2. Mark the absolute most important item on your list.

3. Begin to work on that task, and that task alone, until it is 100% complete.

Remember the Two Keys of Success

Brian Tracy says that the two keys to success are:

1. Focus

2. Concentration

Here’s how you’ll benefit from Single-Handling Your Key Tasks

Brian Tracy says that single-mindedly working on your task, without diversion or distraction, will contribute more to your success than any other habit you will ever develop. Wow!

He claims that when you have to lay a task aside and come back to it later, you increase the amount of time required to complete the task by 500% (or 5 times). But putting tasks aside is precisely what most of us do. Mostly we get too distracted.

The potential upside is well worth it. If you work on the task until completion you will increase your own output by 80%. This is why Brian Tracy says it is “one of the great secrets of time management and high productivity.”

The best thing is that this is a habit you can learn by repetition and practice. Keep doing it until you get it down. Perfect practice makes perfect.

There are two major benefits:

1. You’ll find yourself at the top of your field and pay-scale.

2. Your self-esteem, happiness, and self-esteem will all increase.

Brian Tracy reveals one of the great secrets of success: Single-Handling Key Tasks. Make it one of your success goals.