Summer always reminds me of Mexican jumping beans – that’s when we would find those little clear boxes of hip hop beans at the local 7-11 counter when we were kids.  Every night I would watch the beans jump inside the box while doing the evening dishes.  Of course the novelty wore off when the beans ran out of gas (oops – the larvae died).

Do you find yourself zooming around the net looking at new graphics, applications,  and ways to manipulate Twitter like a jumping bean?  I know I do and really have to talk to myself to shut off all the distractions, Facebook time drain, and alerts to get any writing or web work done.  It’s the ADD syndrome for sure.

In her latest note, The Barefoot Executive brings everything back to “Focus: Business is business. (shocker) Online, Offline, Onphone, Onstreet…Business. Period. FACT: You must have a product, service or knowledge that someone is willing to give you money in exchange for.”

Focusing on what is important, long term and not just glitzy is the key, whether doing freelance work or working for a big corporation.  The question remains – what will yield the most benefits of my time?

So how do you plan on spending the rest of your summer?  Will you be energized and focused on business goals or hop along like a dying bean?