The Power of Focus

Can you remember the last time that you were so focused that you did not even remember the time, or even to eat? I would guess for most of you, it was not within the last 24 hours. Here is why I say that.

We have a tendency to just walk through life, and there are moments that require us to sprint. Then there are those moments that cause us to stop and make a decision to muscle all our energy to complete a task and nothing else matters. It appears as if everything else in the world has stopped.

We all know it has not stopped, in fact the world has continued to move along like it always has. The only difference is that we were not distracted by outside influences. We maintained a focus we are always capable of, but don't always use.

I would suggest that you spend more time getting completely focused on tasks and you will be amazed at how you move forward towards you goals faster then you ever have in the past.

If I can share some ways to begin to train your brain to allow you to focus, I will put some here.

1. Put your hand out in front of you and look at the back of it. See how long you can take in the picture of your hand until you get a "thought" other then your hand.

2. Think of one of your short term goals. Pay attention to the distracting thoughts that come into your mind. Recognize it, then see yourself pushing it away with your hand, get back to the thought of your goal and begin to see the moment in time, when the goal is complete. What will if feel like, who else is excited about it, what is the next thing you do after you know you have completed it.

3. Focus on your breath, but picture you are looking at your breath just as it is entering and exiting your nose. Your right there on edge of your nose and you can see each inhale and exhale.

These seem strange at first, as Dr Wayne Dyer says:

"Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change."

Change the way you look at Focus, and Focus will become a power part of your everyday tasks.

Thanks for being here, do me a favor. Smile as much as you can, because they will all show up in my life.

Your friend and student,
Sean