40 Days of Focus

I believe focus is crucial to meeting any goal est...

2009-04-24T21:05:00.000-07:00

I believe focus is crucial to meeting any goal established. When I am really focused, I maintain that "tunnel vision," and those around me recognize that I am on a mission. This is evidenced by my actions as well as my conversation. I have also noticed that when I am working towards a goal, I must remain flexible enough to re-prioritize when necessary.

There are a variety of things that can cause distraction, i.e. physical surroundings such as people and noise; medical conditions such as ADD or ADHD; and anxiety and worry to name a few. The issue here, especially when it is something like ADD and/or ADHD, is to be aware of our indivdiual capabilities and do what we must within those capabilities. This may include medical intervention, maintaining to do lists, keeping our support network informed of our goals and seek their support and prayers in helping us stay on track, having an accountability partner, etc. Above all, I believe God wants us to succeed. He can and does give us individual and corporate strategies to assist us in meeting our goals.

My mother use to tell me "when you are tired enough of a situation, you will do what you have to do in order to change it." Well, she has transitioned to glory, but her words are true and provide a constant source of "go get 'em" encouragement!

2009-04-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

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The focus process does not always look pretty or i...

2009-04-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

The focus process does not always look pretty or inviting. Sometimes when I think of focus, I think of an image of denial; at other times, the focus process looks like a tunnel(vision) which will get me to my goal. It depends on where I am as to the method that I use to focus. If I am at work, I pray for God's help, close my door, use a sound machine to drown out other people's conversation, laughter, etc. forward all of my calls to voice mail. If I am at home, I usually just ask for space. I find that worry and anxiety distracts me. The questions that surface are to the tune of "what will the end result be?" Can I really do it?" "I know its possible, but how can "I" make it happen?" I try to stay motivated by keeping the end in sight or imaging how I will feel when I finally accomplish the goal, as well as how awful I will feel if I give up. The biggest discouragement is when I allow other people to put a value on what I deem important. I find myself worrying about what other people think ... and I am ashamed to say, but sometimes I worry about what people think more than what God thinks.