Losing focus
Why is it that when we set ourselves goals we know we must achieve, we sometimes lose our focus and find ourselves not completing the activities we know we should? Do you ever have this problem? I understand that life can get in the way sometimes, we can get distracted, we take our eye off the ball or we often get involved in other activities. But when the days of doing nothing turn into weeks, and then months we might suddenly wake up one morning with a sick feeling in our stomach’s, a feeling that says ‘Oh! I haven’t done half of what I was planning to do by now’, and then you ask yourself ‘How did I let this happen?’
Is it laziness?
- Have you stopped believing you can achieve your goals?
- Has something happened in your life that prevents you from pursuing them?
- Do your goals not interest you anymore?
- Has your life changed that these goals have now become irrelevant?
- Have you lost all your motivation?
- Does it suddenly seem like too much hard work is involved so you’ve decided to stop altogether?
Why are you not putting any effort into making your goals come to life? Have you given up already?
Maybe you feel you have too much to do, so you feel so overwhelmed that you don’t do anything. If you are losing focus what can you do about it and how do you get back on track? I think the first thing to ask yourself is why are you losing focus? If it is because of unforeseen circumstances then maybe there isn’t much you can do about it, but if it is because you are becoming lazy and unmotivated then that is a different story. If it is then it may be time to get back to basics.
The frightening aspect of becoming de-motivated is that it becomes too easy to talk yourself out of doing what needs to be done. It is also very easy to stop believing that you can achieve your goals, both of which are detrimental to your success. If you stop believing, then in your mind it becomes pointless to continue working towards your goals. Why would you pursue something that you don’t believe you can be successful at?
I think this is a big issue with people giving up in life, they simply stop believing it’s possible. The dream becomes too big and too distant and the next thing that happens, it’s forgotten altogether.
If you have stopped taking action, start again as soon as possible, start by taking small steps a little each day, and make sure they get completed and that you record your activities if this helps. Also be sure to congratulate yourself for what you have done.
Always remember that nobody becomes rich or successful overnight, it takes hard work, action, determination and an unshakeable belief that it will happen.
Don’t lose focus, instead continually remind yourself (daily if need be) what it is you want and what you need to do to get there. It is too easy sometimes to fall into the trap of inaction and indolence but this is to be avoided unless you want things to stay as they are.
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