You will
never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that
barks. – Winston Churchill
Focus is
more important than intelligence. – Picturequotes.com
Always
remember, your focus determines your reality. – George Lucas
When you stop chasing the wrong things you
give the right things a chance to catch you. – Lolly Daskal
At the end of January, I was asked to take on a leadership
position for a club I participate in. My
decision was not easy. The person that
asked me to take on the leadership role is a friend, but I did not believe the
position was the “best fit” to help develop me to accomplish my dreams and
goals. On a cold, rainy day when I had laryngitis,
I called my mom and she listened very carefully as I explained the opportunity
and then I explained my reasoning for my decision. After listening to my raspy voice, she agreed
that this was not the best opportunity for me at the time.
A couple weeks after making that decision, I attended an
event through my church where I heard business professionals speak. As my normal SOP (standard operating
procedure), I wrote thank you notes to the speakers and emailed the organizer
for their names. Through that
communication, other communications occurred and I was asked to assist with this
group. This opportunity provides me more
leadership, public speaking and writing opportunities, which will help me
accomplish my 2017 goals and long-term dreams.
However, I did not immediately accept this opportunity. Just as I did with the other leadership opportunity,
I took time to review the situation and mentally processed through the pros and
cons. Again, I called my mom, we
discussed and she agreed that it was a good opportunity for many reasons.
You may ask “Why did you discuss these decisions with your
mom?” As I have said in previous blog
posts, it is important to have someone that knows your dreams and goals and can
challenge you to help you think through decisions. My mom is that person for me at this
time.
People
think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But
that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other
good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as
proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation
is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things. – Steve Jobs
CHALLENGE: Next
week’s blog post will focus on the progress of our 2017 goals. As you start reviewing your goals that are
posted prominently so you can review them daily, think about your
progress. How is your focus? Are you “in focus” to accomplish your goals
this year or are you “out of focus” (referencing blog post from March 14th)? If you are “out of focus”, what do you need
to help get back “in focus”?
My mind
is clear. I’m focused. – Dennys Reyes
The
successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. – Bruce Lee
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