The Power of FOCUS!
Here we are at the end of the first quarter of 2016. Did you start 2016 with excitement and anticipation or are you already looking back with anxiety and regret? Did you established new goals for the remainder of 2016? Or, are you beating yourself up for not achieving all the goals you set last year and First Quarter 2016?
However you answer these questions, I can assure you there are thousands of people feeling the same way. Most people focus on what they did not accomplish rather than what they did accomplish. Most of us spend valuable time sulking over things we have little or no control over. We always regret the one that “got away.” The things in your life right now that you think are difficult or impossible to accomplish are difficult or impossible because of the way you are focusing on them. The focus is on how it can’t be done instead of how it can be done.
Achieving your goals and gaining personal power begins with focus. You have to decide what you want to focus on. Since we are facing a New Year that brings with it new opportunity let’s begin now to refocus on what we want to happen this year. This kind of focus empowers us. Ask yourself the following questions:
- What is it that I really need to focus on to move to the next level in my business? In my personal life?
- What do I need to improve? To change?
- What kind of support do I need personally? Professionally?
- What can I do right now to begin moving in that direction?
- What are the benefits of being focused in this way?
Chances are you will have more than one answer to these questions. If so, make a list and prioritize them. Begin working on number one, two, three, and so on until you have completed everything on your list. By the time you complete the list you should not only be focused on what you need and want, but you should have accomplished some of them. Remember: whatever you focus on expands and grows and eventually is what you get.
How will you feel when you accomplish your goals? Concentrate on that feeling because it can motivate you to stay focused and take the necessary steps.
“It’s time to let go of the things that are behind you and grab hold of the things that are before you.” ~ Linda Coleman-Willis
