What You Focus On Will Grow

                   

                                   "One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want 

                   is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power.

                                              Most people dabble their way through life, 

                                     never deciding to master anything in particular."

                                                                - Anthony Robbins

Focus on what you want - not what you fear.

What you fear and focus on... you will get more of.

You must focus on the direction that you want to go.

Learning how to focus is a major key to success in life. Our mind will constantly wander and if we don't learn to focus, our thought will be all over the place. Most of the time we will focus on the things that we don't want in our lives. The things that we are fearful of. 

"Your life is controlled by what you focus on." 

- Tony Robbins

If you are in debt, you will probably focus most of your time on how you will be able to pay the bills. You will feel scared about the future and afraid that you will go broke.
Instead try to figure out a way that you can earn more money. Evaluate your spending habits. Maybe you can sell some things that you really don't need. Start to pay more attention to all your purchases. Change the way you spend your money. Start saving.

If you are in a toxic relationship you will probably focus on all the drama that is going on. Instead try to find a solution on how to make it better for you by... maybe leave the relationship. Read a couple of books on how to work on yourself to become stronger, mentally, emotionally and physically. Talk to a therapist or a coach that can help you sort through things.

If you are in job situation that isn't working.  Instead of focusing on how terrible your boss and you coworkers are. Maybe you can try to figure out a way to learn a new skill so that you will be able to apply for a better job in the future that will better fit you. Focus on how you can grow as an individual. Take the focus on the people "out there" and start to focus on how you can better yourself. 

"Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus - it's simply learning how to focus." 

- Jack Canfield

Learn to shift your focus from what isn't working to what is actually working in your life.
Focus on what you want.

It may take a little effort to do this in the beginning. Because a lot of us have focused all our mental energy on what isn't working in our lives. And a lot of times we don't have a clue on what we actually want. 

"What you focus on will become your reality." 

- Jen Sincero

Start asking yourself better questions.
The questions you ask yourself control what you focus on.

How can I make it better?

What must I start to focus on today that will make my life better?

How can I create some better results in my life?

What specific action do I need to take to make things happen?

What am I focusing on that doesn't serve me?

What is something that I really want for my life?

What is something that I do that I don´t want to do, that I have done for a long time?

What is my outcome?

What do I want?

Why do I want it?

A lot of people will ask..."What is wrong with me?"
This is a very lousy and disempowering question. 
There isn''t anything wrong with you.
You just need to shift you focus and learn to ask better questions.

"Focus is a skill that can become a habit with practice and control."

- Eric Lofholm

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If Not Now, When?

                                   

                         "An idea is developed and put into action is more important  

                                               then an idea that exists only as an idea."

                                                                   - Edward De Bono

Have you had any great ideas lately? 

Maybe you have even had some ideas that could be life changing?

All of us have life changing ideas.

All day long we have ideas that can change our life, change our career, our relationships and maybe they can change the world.

What do we usually do with theses ideas?
Probably NOTHING!

"Ideas have a short shelf time. You must act on them before they expire."

 - John C. Maxwell

If and when an idea enters your mind - and it happens all the time.
Then the idea is likely good for you.

But we often feel that we can't act on an idea, if it is far beyond our picture in our own mind of what we can do with the idea.
We usually look for a reason why we can't do it or why it won't work and we quickly talk ourselves out of even taking any kind of action that will make the idea into reality.

Often we simply ignore it.
Our old conditioning is just messing with us and it is trying to reject the new idea.
Instead of ignoring it we must learn to take action on it. 
We might just get one shot at that new idea, so we better take it and act on it right away.

"Everyone has ideas. 

They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. 

But I want to carry them out. It's a matter of getting up and doing it." 

- James Dyson

Next time an idea enters your mind ask yourself...
Is this new idea going to take me from where I am today and move me in the direction of the star that I am shooting at?
In other words... Will this new idea help me reach my goals?

Try to never dismiss a new idea. The new idea can be a life changer for you.
Instead take a few minutes to think about it. Stop and do some creative thinking.
Try to figure out if this new idea will improve your life.
A lot of times we are only one great idea away from success in our lives. 

"It's not about ideas, it's about making ideas happen."

- Scott Belsky

Just remember... when a great new idea enters your mind, write it down immediately.
Don't trust your brain to remember it, because it won't
Always write it down.

Then of course you must act on the idea.
Without action it will remain... Just another great idea, that you didn't act on. 

Never leave the scene of a good idea without taking action. 

A year from today you will wish you started today. 

Ideas take action.

New ideas can change the way we feel.

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You Cannot Outperform Your Self-Identity

"We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That´s not you. You are this person right now. You´re the person who has learned from these failures. Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired."

- Joe Rogan

Most people will stay consistent with how they define themselves.

We act consistently with who we believe we are.

The way a lot of people live today is set by a set of choices that they made 10, 20, 30 or 40 years ago.

We made decisions in our youth of who we are and also what we are capable of doing and that  will later become our own glass ceiling. 

We decide that this is who we are and we stop trying to do new things.

We accept that this is the way things are and this is the way it will be.

"It's not who you are that holds you back, 

it's who you think you are not." 

- Denis Waitley

Great question to ask yourself
When did I decide to accept this limitation?

A lot of times we have adapted to be a certain way maybe because we are afraid of failing or we want other people to like us.

We have become a certain way, but that is not necessarily who we are.

It is hard to be truly happy when you are not being yourself. 

"Unless we have some sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, 

it is impossible to attain true happiness." 

- Brenda Shoshanna

Tip!
Take sometime to discover who you are.
Connect with your true nature.
Set a higher standard for what you want in your life. 

You cannot let other people tell you who you are. 

You have to decide that for yourself.

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Build Your Momentum

                                                         "Success is like a snowball.. 

                                                          It takes momentum to build 

                          and the more you roll in the right direction the bigger it gets."

                                                                      - Steve Ferranate

Constantly improving different areas in your life such as... your relationships, your finances, your business, your health and fitness will make you feel happy and fulfilled

A lot of times we will feel frustrated when we don´t grow, expand and learn new things.
When we don't get challenged in our lives we will eventually get bored, frustrated and sometimes even angry. 

"If you do something every day your momentum will build." 

- Evan Carmichael

Growth comes from improvement. Constant never ending improvement.

We can grow in any area of our life by doing a little more every day. The next day a little more.
It doesn´t have to be huge things. Small thing will be just fine but just make sure you do just a little more each and every day.

Little by little a little becomes a lot.

Raise your standards. What you accept from yourself and also from others.

Make sure that you are consistent.

Build momentum.

Today, make a commitment to yourself to constant never ending improvement.

"A commitment of a small improvement every day will produce a massive success. One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals." 

- Michael Korda

I know that most people hate repetition. But if you are going to master anything in your life you must be willing to do the boring thing every single day and also find a way to improve on it.
(Compounding effect)


Are you going to raise your standards?

What are you willing to start doing today on a daily basis that will improve your life?

How can you improve on it once you get started?

"For any movement to gain momentum, 

it must start with a small action." 

- Adam Braun

Success doesn't happen by accident. It will take consistent practice. And since you have committed yourself to certain activities on a daily basis, it will help you in reaching your goals.

We are only going to feel good about ourselves, long-term if we constantly increase the quality of our lives.

"Momentum solves 80% of your problems." 

- John C. Maxwell

Remember... Momentum Demands Movement.

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