Focus can be the most powerful thing the human can do. It has enabled us to get huge amounts work done over millennia and pushed us into positive directions. However, if the power of focus is not utilized or even worse used in the wrong way, then it can have disastrous effects on people’s lives.
What is Focus?
Focus is a mental skill that gives people the ability to keep their attention on a task until it is completed. Focus involves no procrastination and allows for continuous effort on a particular thing. With focus comes the ability to stay on task even with distractions and setbacks, effort and energy is prolonged and able to be used until the goal is reached. Focus is also involved with thoughts. Our minds focus on particular thoughts constantly in our waking lives. Whatever beliefs you have in your subconscious make it easier to focus or very difficult. These beliefs push you in a particular direction and create thoughts from your subconscious. This is why it is so important to not only focus on the positive but to make sure you are not shooting yourself in the foot. Benefits of Good Focus When the power of focus is on your side, you can begin to enjoy a more positive life. When you are focused your thoughts are calmer and more controllable. They do not affect you as much and make you feel more at ease. Benefits of Good Focus: Complete tasks faster More Productive Produce Higher quality work Happier Less stress Tasks are easier to complete When you allow the power of focus to work for you, all of your attention can be aimed at one task. This means that your entire mental energy can be utilized. With this the task can be completed in a fraction of the time, causing you to never miss deadlines and go onto other important tasks at a much faster rate. Good focus means that tasks will be completed to a much higher quality because all other external stimuli and distractions have been cut out. This gives you the ability to engage your creative mind and come up with much better alternatives to what you’re doing. More ideas and being in a focused state means fewer mistakes and a much more quality piece of work. Furthermore, people who find it easy to focus on a certain task are generally happier and more satisfied with their lies. This means that to get the power of focus on your side you will have to do some inner work and actually feel as though you are enough right now and are already a happy person. Getting the great outer benefits of focus is just the icing on the cake. Having many distractions in your life can drag your focus away from the important things. This means that focus can actually keep you less stressed. It is like a form of mediation when you are focused and in a flow state everything seems effortless and peaceful, sometimes hours go by without you even noticing. Being in this flow state means tasks become far easier to complete. Plus, without the negative thoughts constantly holding you back this state is easier to get into. As you become better, tasks will become easier and easier to complete, making productivity the norm. Disadvantages of Bad Focus Lack of focus or focusing on the wrong things can have tremendous negative consequences on your life. Unfortunately, people who lack focus or tend to focus on things that hurt them are increasing in number. Disadvantages of bad focus: Depression Self -sabotage Procrastination Perfectionism Scatterbrain Low self-esteem These types of people would rather keep themselves busy than doing the work that is the most important. This all comes down to a lack of self-esteem and confidence. They tend to focus on thoughts that constantly belittle them stopping them from completing the tasks. This is because it is near impossible to do anything when there is something shouting at you to stop, or telling you you’re worthless. If you focus on things like this you will never be happy. Sadly this is most people, they have been raised with beliefs that weaken their self-confidence and causes their subconscious mind to regurgitate negative thoughts, constantly. Lack of focus creates procrastination, zero creativity, and self-hate. When you cannot focus you wait until the last minute to do any task. This is because you are motivated by pain and have to wait until it is too close to the deadline and feel massive stress to give you the pain you need to do the thing. This is extremely damaging, it reduces the quality of your work and it causes massive cortisol spikes which leads to inflammation and deteriorating health. Why not be motivated by inspiration rather than desperation, this way your mind will be on your side and you will be able to focus more easily. How to Gain The Power of Focus A good mental state is almost a prerequisite to getting the power of focus on your side. A negative internal belief system will keep dragging you out of flow state and focus and keep forcing you to self- sabotage no matter how much willpower you have. The power of focus can be utilized for your benefit in a number of ways. The most effective being guided meditation, this method allows the subconscious beliefs you have about tasks and other things to be uncovered and released. This means that you will enter that focused state much easily without the possibility of self-sabotage. We will then use our positivity program to imprint your brain with new beliefs that are going to make it much more enjoyable to be in a focused state. With this your mind will wander less, your willpower will increase and your productivity will go through the roof. You will begin to want to do certain tasks and feel much better during the process.