Focus
When was the last time you gave your best? Either for work, for yourself, for family, for your friends or for your country.
My mother grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution era. Growing up, she was trained to believe in the leader. The country was poor but the government (using propaganda) gave people hope. Everyone gave their best to support the country. They sacrificed by doing lots of labor work, but they were happy; genuinely happy because they gave their best. The goal (provided by the government) completely follows the process of manifestation. (Definition available in my blog - Welcome to Richpal - A Billionaire's first step.) People were given thoughts (to improve the country), feelings (they were all passionate about it), action (they were told exactly what to do); and the results? It’s up to you to decide. But one thing for sure was that my mother and her generation had focus.
My point is nowadays there are so many different ideas, influences, pop culture, wars, religions, TVs, meetings… people are distracted. We are distracted. We simply don’t focus anymore because there are million things going on in our life. What we are doing day in day out doesn’t necessary contribute to our goal. Your mind may tell yourself ‘I want to be rich’ and it is important, but if your daily routine doesn’t match or have anything to do with it. I am sorry to say, you will never be rich.
I am no golfer and I don’t know golf. But I know Tiger Woods. I recently came across this article about Tiger. I didn’t really care for the golf details, but I couldn’t help but found the word ‘Focus’ appears again and again.
(Tiger) Not only does it take supreme shot making skills, but physical endurance and the key to the whole thing is the mental capability of concentration and focus. These guys (Tiger) are (or were) in the zone!
Woods may be just 26, but history seems to hatch with every swing he takes. Woods is an amazing compilation of skill, intelligence and poise. He has an unshakable ability to focus and to adapt.
The lesson here is that nothing can be gained by allowing yourself to be rattled or distracted by your opponents, fans or even the officials. Your focus, mental attitude and determination are far more powerful than the response to your emotions. Tiger Woods figured: if he could get his low score to show up on the leaderboard, he could put the pressure on his competitors and force them to fold under the pressure.
If you want to be great, focus has to be part of your dictionary.
My mother grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution era. Growing up, she was trained to believe in the leader. The country was poor but the government (using propaganda) gave people hope. Everyone gave their best to support the country. They sacrificed by doing lots of labor work, but they were happy; genuinely happy because they gave their best. The goal (provided by the government) completely follows the process of manifestation. (Definition available in my blog - Welcome to Richpal - A Billionaire's first step.) People were given thoughts (to improve the country), feelings (they were all passionate about it), action (they were told exactly what to do); and the results? It’s up to you to decide. But one thing for sure was that my mother and her generation had focus.
My point is nowadays there are so many different ideas, influences, pop culture, wars, religions, TVs, meetings… people are distracted. We are distracted. We simply don’t focus anymore because there are million things going on in our life. What we are doing day in day out doesn’t necessary contribute to our goal. Your mind may tell yourself ‘I want to be rich’ and it is important, but if your daily routine doesn’t match or have anything to do with it. I am sorry to say, you will never be rich.
I am no golfer and I don’t know golf. But I know Tiger Woods. I recently came across this article about Tiger. I didn’t really care for the golf details, but I couldn’t help but found the word ‘Focus’ appears again and again.
(Tiger) Not only does it take supreme shot making skills, but physical endurance and the key to the whole thing is the mental capability of concentration and focus. These guys (Tiger) are (or were) in the zone!
Woods may be just 26, but history seems to hatch with every swing he takes. Woods is an amazing compilation of skill, intelligence and poise. He has an unshakable ability to focus and to adapt.
The lesson here is that nothing can be gained by allowing yourself to be rattled or distracted by your opponents, fans or even the officials. Your focus, mental attitude and determination are far more powerful than the response to your emotions. Tiger Woods figured: if he could get his low score to show up on the leaderboard, he could put the pressure on his competitors and force them to fold under the pressure.
If you want to be great, focus has to be part of your dictionary.
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