The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.~ Brian Tracy
Focus on the things we desire, not the things we fear. How utterly simple and to the point. If we spend our time focusing on what we don’t want, and what we’re afraid of, chances are we’ll end up getting the things we don’t want and getting hit smack dab in the face by the things that bother us the most. It makes sense, and it
sounds so simple, but I think a lot of us find it to be very challenging.
I am a MASTER at doing exactly the opposite. My mantra all my life was hope for the best but plan for the worst – and when I say all my life, I seriously mean ALL. MY. LIFE. Even as a child I was this way. I had all these grandiose plans and dreams – and back up plans for when they didn’t happen. I would spend so much time, effort and energy focusing on my back up plan, that was usually what came into being.
Even now, with my kids planning for college, I am encouraging them to apply to their dream schools, and at the same time saying they need to have back up schools. Don’t get me wrong, they absolutely DO need back up schools, but they have them, now we need to not focus on them – just focus on getting into the dream schools (fully funded of course).
If you are like me and find yourself focusing on the not so good more often than the good, try and find something – ANYTHING that will help distract you from those negative thoughts. Do whatever it takes to focus on the good and the positive and the things you want. Set your sights on the target and aim for the bullseye.
