| "Some people are just luckier than others, I'm | | | | like there's no care in the world. Why would they |
| never lucky" she says as she sighs, disappointed | | | | stress? Stress is what happens when focus is |
| with yet another goal she thought she wanted to | | | | lost, or never really was. |
| achieve slips away. "It wasn't meant to be for | | | | Focus Training: |
| me" he says as he watches in vain as someone | | | | Yes, focus can be trained. Runners can train, |
| else takes the prize. I'm sorry, welcome to the | | | | swimmers can train, and achievers can train. You |
| real world. | | | | have perhaps already begun your training in focus |
| Some will succeed while others just sit and watch. | | | | by reading this. Not to mention just like physical |
| Could it have possibly been some obscure plan of | | | | athletes various courses and training programs are |
| our creator that some people should receive their | | | | available to you. Naturally these courses or |
| desires and reach their goals and enjoy life with | | | | programs are not compulsory in learning to focus. |
| its full potential, while others simply look on? | | | | Simply making the conscious decision to control |
| Hardly! | | | | and sharpen your focus ability is an excellent first |
| It's no secret why some people succeed in life | | | | step in the right direction. |
| when others don't. Unfortunately too many of us | | | | Carefully constructed focus training courses and |
| are in a state of constant lethargy, or worse still, | | | | programs work in just the same way with the |
| sit in sorrow of our poor unlucky selves to see | | | | same expected outcomes of any other specific |
| why they can only envy their successor. So to | | | | training routine. A naturally gifted writer may take |
| make it crystal clear to all I will tell you the reason | | | | creative writing classes to enrich their already |
| in just two short words, "They focus". There is | | | | present talents. Without these classes they will still |
| no magic spell here, no hocus pocus, no | | | | be the naturally gifted writer they always were. |
| abracadabra, people who reach their goal focus. | | | | World class swimmers seek the aid of swimming |
| There is no predetermined life map here, no | | | | instructors. They might not need to learn to |
| fabled destiny path, people who win focus. | | | | swim, but there is no denying the influence the |
| To put things into perspective here let's just call | | | | right coach has on their swimming career. You |
| "focus" the word of the day and take a moment | | | | can concentrate on improving your own focus |
| to consider the meaning of "focus": | | | | ability without hurting your cause one little bit, or |
| . The concentration of attention and energy | | | | you can seek the service of a coach to share the |
| towards something. | | | | experience with. |
| . Maximum clarity on an object or goal | | | | There are times in our life's journey that we do |
| . Direct, uninterrupted view of a central or fixed | | | | encounter obstacles in our way. There are times |
| reference point. | | | | we even loose our way a little. This is a part of |
| Now let's examine what it means to focus: | | | | the whole human experience. The difference |
| . To visualize and project concentration and | | | | between the achievers and the "wanna bes" is |
| energy | | | | how we accept these challenges and what |
| . To know and understand the objective | | | | direction we take thereafter. |
| completely | | | | We may need a boost up over the fence, or we |
| . To follow just one direct path onward. | | | | may need to work at pulling it down. They are |
| Clearly people who succeed and people who get | | | | really the only choices an achiever will make. |
| the things they want in life have intently taken | | | | Crying about it and loosing focus on the goal in |
| the direction and followed the steps to their | | | | some blind grief isn't even an option. Getting up, |
| desires. People who win have known what they | | | | and shaking ourselves off and continuing in the |
| want and have simply focused to achieve the | | | | journey ahead is regaining focus on the prize. |
| mark. | | | | There are times when the prize may seem out |
| While most of us think that we focus, not so | | | | of our reach. It is these times our focus isn't quite |
| many of us actually really focus, they just pint | | | | clear enough. Forgetting what we have learned |
| and shoot. The achievers have taken the time to | | | | about focus is completely out of the question. |
| adjust the lens and set their sights directly at their | | | | The trick here is to bring your focus in a little |
| desire for perfect illumination and clarity. | | | | closer and work away at it bit by bit. Focus on |
| There are many paths in our lives destiny and | | | | this step, then focus on the next, but importantly |
| those that succeed simply know the path they | | | | visualize the goal and direct your energy toward |
| wish to follow and continue on the way, never | | | | achieving this end. |
| wavering into terrains that don't lead to their | | | | Our destiny has not been set in stone; we create |
| chosen ends. Although winners are grinners, you | | | | this along the way. Focusing on our desires is the |
| are sure to find them along the way enjoying | | | | key to achieving our goals. |
| their moments and even humming to themselves | | | | |