Focus on the Log (Goal)

So many of can use some help with our focus.  Our life’s and our minds are so busy with numerous little distractions that we lose our focus on the main objective or goal.   Also, society and technology is not helping us keep our focus – I mean have you seen the commercial for the satellite cable service that will enable you to watch six to nine games at the SAME TIME.  WOW, talk about spreading your focus around.  Our world is becoming much like that television service – spreading your focus so thin that some of the ‘facts’ are evading your attention.  Problem is, some of these facts can and often will make or break your success or at least how fast you can attain it.  So as you can see, focus is an important ingredient to your recipe for success.

When I was in basic training for the US Army we frequently had to run the obstacle course or as we called it the “O” course.   This was a trail running through the beautiful woods of South Carolina populated with various crawling, climbing, jumping and dodging obstacles.  Your task was to run the “O” course in a set time frame or less.  One of the obstacles was a ‘log walk.’  Simply put there would be telephone pole sized log lying on the ground and you would need to walk across the top.  Simple right?  Yes!  But here is what I found interesting.  As long as the log was on the ground or at least low to the ground – the runners focus was on the log and they traversed it easily.  However, once you raised the log up 5 or more feet into the air – their focus went from walking across the log to the risk of falling.  Guess what?  Yep, you guessed it – many of them fell, because they took their focus off the main goal (walking across the log) and instead focused on the risk (falling).

The point I want to make sure you walk away with today is Focus is very important!  Most of us have a tendency to lose our focus in life, business or relationships because we take our eye of the main goal and focus on the all the negatives possibilities.   Basically we stop focusing on our goal’s log and instead focus on the worries and fears of the fall.

When you focus on what you want and how you can attain it, it will start to come into your life!  When you stay focused on what you want as it starts to come into your life, it will starting coming faster.  When you focus on being a happy and motivated person, guess what?   Yep, that’s right – you will become a happier and more motivated person!

Think Successfully & Take Action!
Tracy Brinkmann
One of Today’s TOP Motivated Coaches & Author of Success Atlas Programs 

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