How the Power of Focus Protects You

That problem is distraction. After all, it hardly matters how committed you are to making the best use of your limited time if, day after day, your attention gets wrenched away by things on which you never wanted to focus.

Focus is a lost art in a distracted world. Not to mention, it is vastly misunderstood. It is not something limited to when you need to focus, like for a productive work session. It is active at any given moment. You are either focused on something or you aren’t, and if you aren’t, that is but a lower magnitude of focus until you reach the absolute.

Do one thing at a time. Give it your full attention. Author Gary Keller reminds us that: “Until my ONE thing is done, everything else is a distraction”. Focus is simply another example of the controlled application of energy.

Because when you fixate on what’s happening right now, you begin to lose track of your vision. You funnel resources toward maintaining the status quo or simple survival, and you stop thinking about where you want to go. When this happens, you ignore or overlook opportunity. You get stuck in a moment you can’t get out of.

The distinguishing characteristic of an effective focus is that all other activities of the organization must support it and that the people conducting these activities understand what the main effort is and know that they must support it.

Focus is what separates action from distraction. Focus is what separates meaning from meaningless. Focus is what separates working toward your goals from stressing about not being invited to your second-cousin’s birthday party. Focus is the habit of habits.