Maintaining Focus All Through Life’s Journey

One of the greatest truths about the world is that it is being managed by specialists and not all-rounders. Becoming a Jack of all trades will make you an average man or a person that nobody may ever reckon with. Therefore, there is the need for us to maintain focus if we must make a mark on the earth. Focus is one of the basic principles of success. It is a fundamental rudiment that serves as a pillar for a lifestyle of excellence. Permit me to say, no one comes into speaking terms with success without focus. Therefore show me a successful man and I show you a man who is adequately focused. What then is focus? Focus in this context refers to an individual’s ability to pay particular attention to something. It connotes a process that is completely

void of distractions but characterized by a high level of concentration. Now we can see that focus is an essential attribute we must possess in order to enjoy sustained success. A good number of persons fail not because they lack the ability to execute a particular task but because they lack this all essential ingredient of success called focus. For example as a long distant athlete, it is expected he runs through some miles during his hours of training. On the other hand, if this athlete is addicted to going to a musical studio all in an attempt to acquire a sonorous voice, then this athlete is heading towards failure. An athlete does not need a sonorous voice to farewell in an athletic contest. Focus demands we concentrate our effort on our goals. However, one of the enemies of focus is distraction. The reason why most persons lose focus easily is because they allow themselves to be distracted either by friends, events or immoral trends. Nevertheless, lack of focus is extremely costly. A man who lacks focus will be inadequate in the scheme of things. People within this category will eventually be tossed to and fro by the situations of life. These same sets of persons live almost their entire life dependent on others. It has also been discovered that without focus, we can hardly discover our potentials which in turn puts our purpose under cover. Therefore living without focus is like whiling away time here on earth. This can be described as a state of merely existing without impact or relevance.

However, it is often said that the only thing permanent in life is change. If you’ve not been focused before now, there is an opportunity for you today. Everyday hands us the privilege to become a better person. It is never too late for you to change your mindset and focus on the most important aspect of your life. One of the things that bring focus alive in us is self-discovery. The moment you realize the reason why you are on earth then, focus spontaneously erupts within us. It is almost an automated process that occurs in a spur of the moment in everyone. Focus as we said earlier is an ingredient of success. Maintaining focus especially in our goals elevate us above the ups and downs of life. There are so many benefits a focused person stands to enjoy. Within the limits of this literary piece, we’ll be discussing but a few. A focused person is always a productive person. This can be traced to the fact that some of the components of a productive lifestyle are the end products of focus as an attribute. That is for anyone to be productive, you must be organized, determined and your effort must be concentrated towards achieving a particular goal. Consequently a focused individual is highly organized. He concentrates his effort towards meeting his targets with a tone of determination. Being productive is an aftermath of maintaining focus in whatever we do. No doubt, whenever you become productive, you end up being relevant to yourself, the society and humanity at large. A second benefit of focus is relevance. With focus comes relevance at all levels. Yet another benefit of focus is success. I talked about this previously in this article. I strongly believe for anyone who has been able to strike a balance between productivity and relevance, will inevitably turnout to be successful. Whenever you are productive, you become relevant and when you eventually sustain relevance as a lifestyle, you become extremely successful. However, focus is what we need to soar above every limitation. It gives us the energy to fly at a high altitude like an eagle. Never dwell on the dream rather, focus on creating the reality. Focus will take you where you desire. It is what distinguishes those who make this happen from those who watch things happen.