just what is it that you want?

Focus. Just what does it mean?

The dictionary defines it as "point on which interest, activity is centred". And before that comes the question, What will you focus on? In other words, Just what is it that you want?

Stop for a moment and ask yourself that question.

Many people find it quite difficult to really focus in on what it is that they really want. Many people who run their own business, for example, find this to be a big challenge. They may have heard that it is far easier to find a niche and then expand from there, but still, they find it difficult to do so. They can’t seem to define their market with any great clarity, nor define exactly what they are delivering to their target market.

Not only have some of my clients been guilty of that, I have too! But in the last week, I have been working with a new business idea, which involves a tightly defined target market. I’ve been quite astounded as to how much easier it has been to make decisions and to take action. I simply know that this business idea will take off in no time at all!

And it started with me getting focused in the first place, defining what I really wanted. I did this by first clarifying and then defining both my personal and my business vision and why I wanted it. Once I did that, finding my point of focus became crystal clear.

So how do you find your point of focus? Firstly, stop listening to everyone else quite so much. Start listening to yourself more.

Start with defining what you don’t want. It’s no coincidence that this is the very first exercise in the Get What You Really Want in Just 12 Minutes a Day system! (available in the Online Shop). This is usually much easier for most people that it is to define what they want with clarity. So start with what you don’t want.

Then, move on to defining what it is that you really want. Keep asking yourself the question, "Why do I want this?" until you find that it connects with some deeper part of you and ignites your spirit. In other words, your eyes light up and you feel good!

Earlier in the year, I attended a conference and in my notes, I wrote, Intention + Attention = Retention……… meaning:

What You Want + Focus = Reaching Your Dream

Action Points

1. Make a list of what you don’t want.

2. Start getting clarity then on what you do want.

3. Build up the picture so that it excites you. Use your imagination!

4. Declare it as an intention (or goal). Write it down.

5. Keep focused on what you want. Keep the paper on which you wrote it down in front of you to remind yourself.

6. Put your doubts to one side, and don’t worry about how it will happen. Let the ideas come to you.

7. Have fun!

Quote

"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

"When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears - when you give your whole attention to it." - J Krishnamurti

"Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor." - John Haggai

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