FOCUS -VS- DISTRACTIONS
I want to let you in on a BIG secret. Here it is. There are NO SECRETS. Shocked? I know I was when I discovered this 'secret'. You see, people, including you and me, like to think there must be a secret because if what I need to do to become successful is not a secret then the only reason I am not successful is mainly because of me. I know...I will say it for you..."OUCH!".
Now let me clean this up just a bit so you will not go stomping away in anger. When I say there are no secrets that is not the same as saying you have all of the knowledge and skills to be everything you want to be and do everything you want to do. Because your education is a life- long journey. But what I am saying is that there is not a mystical force out there in the universe holding back the coveted information that you require to enjoy the levels of success you deserve.
So you must ask yourself why you are not getting the results you know you should. Right? Well, here is the answer. Distractions. More specifically your lack of focus. Think about this.. Life is full of distractions. Many of which are REAL distractions. For instance, some of you know that I have some small, but persistent health challenges.(and NO they are not 'mental health' challenges, but I know some of you will not believe me ) that impact how well I feel from time to time.
But, if I have got a headache from these health challenges and I have got a deadline to meet for one of my projects, then I simply have to set aside the distraction of the discomfort and plow through to meet the deadline. Now, I am not sacrificing my health and neither should you. But, What I am doing is FOCUSing on the result of completing the task at hand. It is this simple.
Distractions walk you down the dreadful dead end road called consequences. Focus will fly you to the royal palace of rewards. Which do you prefer? Walking slow or flying fast? Where do you want to arrive - Consequences or Rewards? I have been down the path of consequences...more than I care to share. I have decided to Focus and get rewards.
Maybe you should take a lesson from racehorses. Here is what I mean. A lot of racehorses wear blinders on their bridles. These devices prevent them from looking sideways, and being distracted by other horses, the crowd in the grandstand, lights. Some wear shadow rolls. These devices go across their noses and block them from looking down, so they can not be distracted by shadows on the ground.
We need to put our good blinders on too. These blinders create what I like to call 'Force Focus'. And no, this is not like 'The Force' in Star Wars. 'Force Focus' is a self-disciplined mind-set that is a learned skill...NOT a talent. We all must arrive at what we personally use as 'blinders' to create a 'Force Focus'.
For me, it is my family. My love for them keeps me focused on the tasks at hand and fuels and drives me to attain even more. Are you focused? If your answer is yes, then I would like to challenge you to revisit your written goals from last year (and if as you read this and you are thinking...I do not even know where my goal sheet is...or worse yet - you are thinking 'I do not even have a goal sheet!' then you are not focused like you think you are - hint, hint. write your goals out bubba - and do not be like most people and make it a goal to write out your goals because it will never happen. Do it NOW.
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