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by Rasheed Ali
It’s the most
powerful success strategy of them all!
More success
and fortunes have been attributed to sheer concentration or rather
focus than any other success strategy in existence.
Why?
Well the fact
of the matter is that there many of us have great ideas and hopes of
accomplishments in our lives or businesses.
It starts as
a twinkling in your eye after receiving an inspiring marketing
message or some phenomenal idea that came to you in the shower or
some other place where your mind was free to think without
distraction.
The problem
is that when it comes down to actually getting it done, we often
fall short because of things like procrastination, distractions,
self-doubt, inconsistency and even fear.
The
unfortunate truth is, that the world is literally littered with the
“carcasses” of abandoned ideas and potential accomplishments that
never became a reality for the simple reason that the person behind
them became unfocused, procrastinated, or began to doubt the
validity of their idea in the first place.
Think about
this:
“Star Wars”
has become one of the most profitable movie and product franchises
in history but, the reality is, back then the simple idea of “Star
Wars” was turned down by every movie studio in Hollywood before 20th
Century Fox accepted it!
Can you
imagine that?
Through the
simple power of concentration, George Lucas was able
single-mindedly move forward through constant rejection and bring
forth the legendary “Star Wars” films that have been released from
1977 to 2005. (I think even more to come)
Fact is, this
is not an original case. There are countless stories of triumph
and accomplishment, fame and wealth because of Focus.
Now there are
simple steps anyone can take to truly achieve greatness through
focus.
Three simple
steps really…
- Find and define a
definite purpose for your idea or desire. Realize that ideas
and desires will come and go but, it only takes ONE idea or
desire to achieve success. Everyone at some point in their
lives has too many ideas and not enough time to accomplish them
all. Pick the one you are most passionate about.
- Form the habit of
concentrating on that one idea or desire without allowing
distraction. You must control your
impulses, passions,
emotions, actions and poor habits. If not you will end up
throwing yet another carcass in the ditch of failure. Simply
and habitually, seek to control those things as you work toward
your idea or desire. Questioning to improve your idea is fine,
but questioning to find a reason to quit is what most of us do
all too often.
Remember, the grass doesn’t always look green everyday and there
will be times that you question your own actions. Use them
wisely and with progress in mind.
- Build and
strengthen your thoughts and mind as you work toward fulfilling
your idea or desire. Different thoughts and people are always
among us. There are always good ones and bad ones in both. As
you work towards achievement, your thoughts and mind must work
with positive energy in order to conquer your mental and
personal adversaries. (that would be negative thoughts and
people)
Following
and sticking to these three steps is the true path of a champion.
The greatest
book ever written on the subject of Focus is “The Power of
Concentration” by Theron Dumont.
In it he
says,
“It is of the
utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make the greatest
success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire
thought upon the idea you are working on. The person that is able to
concentrate utilizes all constructive thoughts and shuts out all
destructive ones. The greatest man would accomplish nothing if he
lacked concentration.”
Through focus
or the power of concentration, ANYONE can achieve greatness
on an epic scale.
Come to think
of it, is “Focus” the real “Force”?
Become the
Master of Focus and you WILL achieve greatness and prosperity!
*** Rasheed Ali was once a homeless & penniless
teenager on the streets of New York is now helping to change the
lives of thousands people from all over the world through his
innovative and thought-provoking newsletters and websites. He
publishes the Power of Concentration Newsletter and
provides a complimentary copy of the timeless classic by Theron
Dumont at
www.FreePowerOfConcentration.com ***
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