Albertdegreat - Always Forward

Never get too attached.

(via love-diaries)

FOCUS TO ACHIEVE GOALS

Have you ever had difficulty remaining focused? An absence of focus can best be described as a compilation of uncertainty, confusion, and impotency. When you aren’t focused, you kind of drift aimlessly along, not really sure what you want to be doing, or how to do it even if you had a clue.

It is easy to set objectives and form plans. It’s easy to say we’re going to do something, but how many of us actually follow through?

Focus is necessary if you want to achieve your goals and become more successful at anything in life. What do I mean by focus? It entail being able to stay on track with your goals and specific actions steps that will help you achieve your goals.

How To Be Focused

In order to stay focused, you will need to be consistent with these 3 things:

1) Know where you are going

2) Know how to get there

3) Do whatever it takes to get there

Now do you understand the importance of knowing what you want and forming a solid plan? Without those first two steps, staying focused would be nearly impossible.

Two big threats to your ability to focus are:

DISTRACTIONS:

All of us have distractions in our lives. Whether they are external (people, video games, television, outside noises like planes or construction) or internal (negative thoughts, fear, embarrassment) – it is up to us to overcome them. Distractions can be aggravating for sure, but they can also serve as a convenient excuse to stop trying.

Do yourself a favor and firmly commit to reducing distractions as you work on how to achieve your goals. You may need to wear earplugs to shut out noise or talk with your family members and ask them for support in achieving your goals. Then you may need to decide to consistently ignore the critical voice in your head that utters messages of failing and doom. Finally you may need to set a new schedule to allow yourself some quiet period each day.

Do whatever is necessary to take charge of your success. Choose to become immune to distractions as much as possible. Remember they become a problem only when you allow it.

Lack Of Commitment:

If you don’t totally commit to your goal, you will find it very difficult to focus on achieving your goals. You’ll be thrown off-track by distractions, self-sabotage, and more. Without commitment, you simply won’t are set forth your best effort which amounts to failure.

Right now, before continuing any further, make an absolute commitment to yourself that you will do whatever is necessary to reach your goals. Promise to courageously face any challenges, take bigger dangers, and believe in your ability to succeed in order to achieve your goals.

Decide that no matter what could happen, you will keep moving forward, maintain learning and growing and developing yourself as a person. Commit that you will develop and sharpen a laser-sharp focus that never deviates.

With that type of disposition, you will become unstoppable!

“Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway.”

— Robert Downey Jr.

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” - Confucius

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth, even if they don’t.”

— Thema Davis

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. - Roald Dahl”

— (via motivated-mindset)

I exert considerable effort now to keep my depression distant like how the sun is to the moon. I practice mindfulness now, and I am aware whenever I feel de-energized, depressed and anxious. I just observe these feelings and tell myself that it’s just my mental illness and I should never confuse my biology with my true self. And I am a smart, creative and loving person who just happens to have a chemical imbalance in the brain. I love writing poetry. I love spending time with my family. I love going to the beach. These are the things that make me who I am. Love is the reason why I get out of bed in the morning. Love is the reason why I have this strong commitment to recovering from being suicidal, isolated and self-destructive. Love is the reason why I have this strong desire to change my life for the better. I jog at least half an hour a day because releasing endorphins is just freaking great. I forgive myself now for the little things. Even my father. I have a haircut once every two weeks because I notice that when I look in the mirror and feel handsome—my whole being feels lovely. I text my best friend. I tell him that I’m still fighting my depression. I tell him that I’m doing okay. I eat healthy foods, and I have a schedule every day for my life, and I’m fucking accomplishing things. I’m going out of the house more often now. I’m not that afraid anymore. I’m really making progress. I’m free from the four corners of my dark room and realize that it doesn’t have to be my prison anymore. I can simply choose to go outside and smell the yellow flowers and tell them that I love them. Because I am growing like them. Because I am beautiful like them. And I am grateful for my struggle because it has taught me that I am more resilient than I think. I listen to a song, and I just keep on hoping that things will get better because I am working on it every single day to choose the things that are best for my healing. And let myself be enough.

Juansen Dizon, Recovery (via juansendizon)

I’m not much like myself any more.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (via quotemadness)