Follow One Course Until Successful

If you are a regular reader of my write-ups then you will know that to live an empowered life, a life which allows you to do whatever it is you want to do, be or achieve, you can only do so if you are focussed. The question is, I suppose, how can you become focussed?


The answer lies in the title of this write-up!

• Follow
• One
• Course
• Until
• Successful

Has this ever happened to you...

You've planned your course of action and along comes someone with a great opportunity which you just can't refuse. You think to yourself, that's okay, I can do both things at once. And maybe you can, but the reality is that your focus for each opportunity has become halved. It is really easy to set out on one course of action and become sidetracked along the way with another opportunity.

Or, the course of action for your first endeavour becomes a bit tricky, requiring a bit more effort than you initially thought. The result? You become more easily sidetracked! So, what can you do to be focussed and STAY focussed?

A writer friend of mine has heaps of projects on the go at any given time – and wonders why it is she never seems to get anything finished. The answer is simple: her focus is so scattered that she's completely lost it (the focus that is!).

My advice to him has always been to concentrate on one project until he has produced a first draft, and then move on to the next project. One day he'll listen to me!

To become focussed on anything – whether it is to become a best-selling novelist, national chess champion, employee of the month etc - you need to begin with the end result in mind. Ask yourself these two questions: What do I want? What do I have to do to get it? The good news is: you don't have to do it all at once!

What you ultimately want to achieve can be broken down into some very simple steps….

Start with today. This is your current state of mind. What is the one most important thing you can do today, that will assist you in achieving your goal?

When you've identified that one most important thing, it becomes your focus of the day. Having just one focus in a day is much more achievable than having five or six. The rule you must set for yourself is: don't allow anyone or anything to sidetrack you. Remember this, if you lose the focus today, you have already lost focus on the end result.

Give yourself three or four days to get used to the idea of focussing on just one thing. And then ….
Set out the most important thing you want to achieve this week. Write it down. Pin it on a board, tack it to a wall, prop it on your desk – place it anywhere which will catch your attention. These are important steps. The act of writing it down sends a message to your subconscious. Being able to see it every day reinforces your intention to stay focussed.

You will, of course, still have an important focus every day – and each will contribute in some way to your weekly focus.

If the ultimate result is to occur over a long period of time, you may want to set a focus for each month, each quarter, each year, depending on what it is you want.

Which brings me to my next point...

If you want something to happen in a year – go overseas for a month's holiday, for example – then you may want to backtrack. In other words, start by writing down your focus for the year: go on an African safari, for instance, and pin it on your board. Jot down what you need to achieve six months, three months, two months, and one month before you go. Write down what the focus will be for each of the se periods. Work your way back until you come to the present time.

I ALWAYS achieve my goals. Friends see me as a workaholic, when in fact, I am focussed … and driven. I decide what I want, what I have to do to get it, write out the steps and concentrate on fulfilling each step.

The same method will work for you.

And as long as you are focussed, you can be/do/achieve absolutely anything in your lifetime.

So, go out and claim your dreams, you deserve it!

ATTEMPT IT

Nothing is worth doing at all

He who attempt it will find it

Yet it must be tried not to fall

Why wait for a season un-assumable?

What you do makes you the you

And every difficulty a future solution

Though sometimes they say it’s undue

But what’s due without trying

Our futures wails in never attempting

And the enemy laughs our downfall

For all human a booth in manipulation

Yet to rise must things be done

Try it, do it; words of champions

For to the Lord you are no failure

But not to be, be above companion

Yet make that sure in future stride

Salau O John©