How Focus Leads to Failure
You need to focus if you want to be a BIGG success, right? Actually, it’s only partially true.
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BIGG success comes to people who eliminate options. So narrow your vision down to what you really want. Then focus on those few things you need to do today to move you closer to that destination.
So far, so good. Unfortunately, that’s not how most of us work.
We get distracted. Ok, we can summon the willpower to stay on task.
There’s a bigger problem. It doesn’t affect everyone. But if you’re one of those people who experience it affect, you’re not alone.
A lot of people focus on the negative. We’re not just talking about “the glass is half empty” here.
We’re talking about people who can’t get past the past. Past failures weigh on them. And like an anchor to a ship, it keeps them firmly stuck in place.
If this sounds like you, break the cycle. And the key is focus. In our time today, we want to discuss five things you should focus on.
Focus on how
Losers focus on why. Why it won’t work. Why they (or you) shouldn’t even try. They can come up with all kinds of reasons.
And guess what? They’re right. It won’t work – for them.
While losers focus on why, winners focus on how – how to make it work.
They come up with a plan. They anticipate obstacles. They start. They learn. They adapt. And they succeed!
Focus on now
Losers focus on yesterday and tomorrow. What went wrong yesterday? What could go wrong tomorrow?
They don’t really learn anything from the past. They just remember the failures and the feelings associated with it. They assume tomorrow will be just like yesterday. And it will be!
Once they’ve extracted all valuable lessons from the past, winners forget it. They focus exclusively on the here and now. They focus only on the most important things today.
They operate under the assumption that the future will be better than the past. And it will be!
Focus on pow
Losers focus on their weaknesses and shortcomings. They beat themselves up – again and again – for these past failures. They use these failures against themselves as evidence.
It just proves it – they are not good enough, smart enough, educated enough, experienced enough, connected enough, etc.
Enough is enough!
Winners focus on pow. They focus on their strengths. They approach everything from a position of power. They know they pack a mighty punch.
Focus on vow
Losers focus on everything. They make promises to themselves and to others. But because they’re trying to be all things to all people, they usually fall short.
Winners are careful not to over-commit themselves. They make vows. Then they focus all their energy on fulfilling it before making another vow.
Focus on wow
Losers focus on doing the minimum. They only worry about meeting expectations.
Winners focus on the wow. They want to exceed expectations – on the vows they’ve made to others and more importantly, the vows they make to themselves.
So they push themselves further every day. They often surprise even themselves!
The irony of focus
When it comes to focus, you have a choice to make. You can choose to focus on what you don’t want.
Think about it. Talk about it. And you know what? You’ll get it.
Focus can lead to failure.
But if you focus on what you do want, you’ll get that instead. You get what you focus on. Focus can lead to BIGG success!
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