Don’t Lose the Focus

It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.” – Anthony Robins

Is there more than one way to get where you’re going? Of course there is. However, many times we don’t get where we are going because we lose focus. Have you ever had a dream that you allowed someone to talk you out of? Did that someone tell you all the reasons your dream could not be reality? Have you allowed someone to you use your past to prevent you from moving forward? Have you ever had a certainty about something and then told someone else and walked away saying, “I must be crazy for thinking that?”

You are not crazy for thinking or saying what you desire. I will say it again. You are not crazy for thinking or saying what you desire. You are the captain of your life and you are empowered to think and say what you would like about your life. You are empowered to be as creative as you like, change your mind about what you like, and change what you believe about some of the things you have been taught. You have permission to be one person one day and another person another. Am I saying that you should be fickle? No, I am not, but I am saying that it is ok to set sail for one destination and change course because it is not what you desire it to be.

I believe that one of the most important things for you to do is to have focus, but not to allow anyone or anything to determine what that focus should be. Yes, we all have done things in our past that we are not happy about or proud of, but let me tell you something. It’s in your past. Isn’t that something, you have gotten over it. Let it go. Say goodbye and move on. You have the ability right now to change your own story and make life just what you desire for it to be.

What are you focused on? Are you driving your life or are you allowing others to lead you where they think you should go? What do you want your personal story to be? If your life was over today, what would they say about you? I want it to be written that I lived a life that was fulfilling and that I gave my all to my dreams and desires. I want people to say that I took risks, gave back, and that I lived a life that inspired others to do the same. Recently, someone told me that I inspired them to do something that they have never done before, to think differently. Wow, I am thankful that I could have someone say that to me, because it encourages me to move forward too.

Focus comes with having faith in what you believe to be true. I personally believe that you can’t have focus without having faith. I believe that when you have faith in your dreams and desires, your focus will guide you to where you need to be or to the people you need to have in your life. So, do you trust in your dreams? If so, then you should never allow anyone or anything to present something that makes you question your dreams. Remember, you can alter anything about your life that you want, but never lose focus in what you want.

Today, I am focused on things that most people would view as crazy. Some even deem as a loss of focus, but I am encouraged to move forward knowing that I know what I know. See you have to have a reservation about what you want for your life that no one can change. Remember, that you drive your own car. You are the creator of your life, so don’t lose the focus. It is what you focus on at this very moment that gets you to the place you desire to be.