Learning to focus correctly takes practice. We focus naturally, but we don’t always focus in the right direction. It’s easy to get caught up in the fuzzy chaos of the world. To find the way, we have to find the focus we need. Missing the Focus My eyeglasses kept falling apart, and after the second…
You have to stay focused on your game or you’ll end up in more trouble than you need or want. Every time you take on someone else’s fight, challenge, or troubles, you increase the load you have to bear and limit your ability to win your race. When you take on a fight that’s not…
Make your way one little bit at a time. It’s up to you. The choice is yours. You can if you will. I believe all of these sayings. Meditating on these ideas has helped me make my plans. I know in my knower it’s within my grasp. But I haven’t put my belief into full…
You need to define time to whine when things get so overwhelming you have to take a timeout. The water can only get so hot before the teapot sounds off. Temper the effects of the rant or fit by limiting the time. Let it out and then let it go so you can move on….
“The world may not be ready for you, but the world needs you.” – Denise Oatley Hall I stared at the comment my friend, Denise, had shared. I let it settle into my heart and I let it pour over me a comfort that had been lacking in the previous days. I have known for…
Your way is your way and they can’t dictate it for you. They can try. You can even allow them to have the power. Despite all they will do and say, your way will still be your unique way. I’m sure it will surprise you to find out I have often walked to the beat…
When you have an anchor plan, you are prepared to deal with the changing currents, the rising tide (or falling tide), and even the waves. You have to be flexible in your plan to have the focus you need to keep going. I knew I needed baking soda. It was on the grocery list. It…
You can get distracted no matter how important the goal or how valuable the completion of the project. Squirrels will run right up and knock on your window to keep you from doing what you know to do. Disruptions will step in between you and your task. The key will be to stay focused even…
Getting through to your success starts with stopping. Stop letting distractions hinder your focus. Distractions are going to show up. What you do with them today will determine your tomorrow. My computer and my printer stopped talking to each other. They have been like this in the past. They would go hours, sometimes days, without…
When you want to quit take one more step. The momentum from the one step can propel you into the next step and before you know it you’re easin’ on down the road. Today may only be day two of the November challenges, but yesterday took more out of me than I realized. It didn’t…