- The Power of Focus
- By Wendy Hearn, Coach
What one thing is often missing
for many people who want to be successful? The typical entrepreneurial
spirit of having many ideas, projects and things to do are often
there in abundance. Perhaps you see many opportunities and possibilities.
However, the tendency is to spread yourself too thin and 'try'
to do everything. This often results in you not achieving what
you say you want.
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It seems that the more ideas
I have, the more ideas this generates. Recently the number of
ideas have increased dramatically. They're there first thing
in the morning and even waking me in the middle of the night.
Visualizing and journaling is bringing up even more. I feel inspired,
excited and have a lot of enthusiasm for many of the ideas. However,
I realised that if I wanted to turn these ideas around, get them
completed and be more productive, there was only one thing for
it. I needed to be even more focused than I'd ever been. A clear
intentional focus that moves us towards our dreams quickly and
effectively.
Although you may be very busy,
when you have too many things on the go at once, they are often
scattered and you end up dabbling in things. You then find you're
not producing the results you want. Not only this, but you may
feel overwhelmed, frustrated and fed up. The friction of being
pulled in many directions, feeling stressed and heavy, eats up
your time and energy, leaving you less able to be focused and
move forward. |
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If you are someone who has lots
of ideas, projects and things you want to do, acknowledge this
fact.
Accept that you don't need to
act on them all now and be willing to let some things go for
the time being. There will undoubtedly be some fear about this,
which is natural. Choose to be with the fear, accept it for what
it is and choose instead to be focused.
When you choose to be focused,
you'll experience a sense of achievement and increased success.
Focus builds momentum for faster results, leaving you more productive
and effective. When you're ready and willing to be more focused,
I suggest you start by examining all the possibilities. Brainstorm
it all out on paper. Get it out of your head so you can see it
all clearly. When you can see the bigger picture more clearly,
start experimenting with being focused. Play with the idea of
focusing on only 3 things. Choose the 3 ideas that either feel
most important to you, or where your passion lies, or what would
bring your dream alive or make your heart sing. Write down your
3 areas of focus, specifically. The more specific you are, the
more focused you'll be.
When you have chosen 3 things,
see exactly where they fit into your vision or dream and ascertain
whether they are the most effective choice today. With each of
your 3 ideas, define your compelling reason for pursuing them
and identify what each will give you. Your compelling reason
will inspire you to continue and be committed. Check each day
on your 3 areas of focus and take actions which are aligned with
being focused.
Making the shift to being focused
and experimenting with the idea of only pursuing 3 ideas at any
one time may be quite a step out of your comfort zone. You may
start this experiment only to find yourself slipping back. If
you're ready to be focused, whom do you know who will challenge
you to maintain your focus? Being challenged in a healthy way
by someone else can add fun to the process, keeping it light-hearted
and helping you to maintain your commitment.
What I want for you is to be
focused, enabling you to attract and achieve the success you
want. |
