Focus

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:59:14 +0000

Author: Katheryn Hobanbr
Source: articleage.combr
br
What you focus on and pay attention to at any given time is very important. You need to concentrate to finish what you started. If you dont focus, you can be easily distracted and you can pass your whole life away, frustrated and unfulfilled, without accomplishing anything of what you wanted.
Too often we focus on
something that is inappropriate for us and it drains
us of energy. There are many people in this world
who are constantly focused on paying their bills.
That becomes their only focus, and they lose
sight of the needs of other people around them,
including their children, their spouses, and friends.
Debt is a huge distraction and great pain to so
many of us. We are overwhelmed with debt.
We really have to focus to stop spending, and to get out of
debt, otherwise we will also never be able to a
ccomplish what we are called to do.
Often times you must change your focus and
concentrate on attaining something that will help you
or propel you forward with time. For instance, you
may need to go to school and get a degree before you
can take a job that is higher paying. But you have to
take your focus from your bills to the focus of completing
your school requirements, and do it well. Once you receive
that degree or certification, then you need to focus on
presenting yourself to prospective employers and getting
a better paying job. If you focus on that job, and keep
your spending habits down to a minimum, you can pay down
your bills over time.
People can get into mental loops that keep
playing the same things over in their head.
Unless they put effort into breaking these mental loops,
and control their focus, they will not live their lives to
the fullest. The same goes for you. If you focus on
bizarre things all the time, bizarre things will begin to
dominate your spirit. If you focus on all the things that
cause you to worry, you will be worried all the time. If you
focus on fearful things all the time, you will become
fearful, distrustful and isolated.
These are some of the mental loops that grab your attention and focus. You have to control your thoughts and break bad mental habits. Pay attention to what you focus on. We have to plug up the drains on our time and our energy. If you have work to
do on a project, do your work first and then go and play.
Put your focus into areas that will create a sustainable
income and then you can go and have fun. If your partner
has become your whole focus, at what cost does that come?
Are you willing to pay that cost? Can you have more of a
balance in that area of your life? If you are with the
right partner, h/she will not be possessive of your time
but will share it equally, will encourage you to be the best
that you can be, and will let you focus on what you need to.
You will do the same in return. It is a support team.
One such mental loop that is created is always
putting your thoughts on something that is fearful to
you. How often do we focus on something that we dont
want to happen, only to see that become a reality?
Your constant focus has acted like a magnet and drawn
in the very thing of which you are petrified. Your focus,
a powerful tool when used in the right capacity, has
become a stagnant, redundant drain on your life force.
The only way to correct the drain is to reconnect to a new focus. Stop the worrisome, fearful, anxious thoughts and start thinking about how you would like to appear in your new life. Start focusing on what you would like to accomplish and how you
will go about doing that. It is not too late to change your focus from something negative and hurtful to something expansive and productive.
Fear and worry causes your energy to retract and become smaller, whereas joy and good imagination causes an expansion to the unlimited capacity of which you are really capable. You can choose to redirect your focus right now.
If you are working on a project, you must focus on
all the steps of the project before they are executed.
That way you will have a solid working plan to complete
the project. After plotting out the structure of the project,
you will focus on each step in priority. Usually you have to
do one thing before you do another, so there is a progression
and order. On occasion you have to complete two or more tasks almost simultaneously. Do what you need to do to the best of your ability, but do not lose your focus, which is completing the whole project. You cant let yourself get stuck on one part. If you are stymied in one area there may be another part of the project where you can begin to
move forward.
You must be conscious of the focus of time,
and attention, and do not let yourself be distracted.
If you are working on a project by yourself, you must
have discipline, patience, good working habits, be able
to motivate yourself, and determine your focus.
When you are self employed or working on your own, you are
the director, employee, and motivator. If you cant
motivate, and discipline yourself, nothing will be accomplished
well. If you are learning something new it requires a
lot of focus, concentration, determination, and self-
encouragement. If you are creating something new, you
must hone your focus for something that is not yet there. You
must continually focus on something in your imagination that
is further down the line, but that is coming. Doubt can
distract you from your focus. It is your job to shake yourself
and refocus on your goals. You must see yourself in
your imagination, having accomplished what you set out to
do.
Besides mental loops that can distract your focus,
interruptions from people can break your focus, and the foods
you eat can diminish your concentration and focus.
Excessive sugar, caffeine, and alcohol, in your diet
can wreak havoc on your concentration and your work.
Again, its part of self-discipline to monitor what and how much
you are ingesting, and to guard your focus. People can easily
take all your allotted time if you dont politely let them
know that you are working right now. Again, you can
make a choice to take a moment with a friend or associate,
or you can let them know that you need to continue
working. You need a focus in almost everything that
you do, if it is not work, then you also need to focus
when you are learning, listening, painting, cooking,
meditating, praying, communicating, attending to children,
and traveling etc. Guard your focus, work with it and
you will be well on your way to accomplishing great things.
Yoga Kat–aka Katheryn Hoban is a yoga teacher with twelve years experience. She teaches childrens yoga ages 3-6, and 7-12 and Adults privately in NJ. She is the author the book DAUGHTER BELOVED which will come out next year. She has created a childrens affirmation CD (ages 3-6) and an affirmation CD for adults. Yoga Kat is available for speaking or writing and can be reached at katscoolcorner@yahoo.com or 201 970-9340br
br
br
br

Thiruvananthapuram Travel Guide » mental loops

Focus