The Power of Focus: What We Focus on Expands

Always remember, your focus determines your reality. -George Lucas

Once you focus on your gifts instead of your problems, your whole perspective will change and you will see blessings everywhere. -Nishan Panwar

Yesterday, my yoga teacher on my app reminded me…. Your energy goes where you focus. Oh, I needed this reminder!

What we focus on is where our attention goes, our energy goes.

What we focus on expands.

Focus on the solution, not the problem. -Jim Rohn

If we want to put our energy on the things that matter, we need to focus.

You’ll be bombarded by thousands of requests demanding your attention every day. Learn to distinguish the trivial and the vital. -Maxime Lagacé

When we worry about all the things on our To Do list, when we try to do too many things at one time, when we try to multitask, our focus wanders, doesn’t it? Then, our energy feels depleted, lackluster, flat, off.

When you focus on problems, you’ll have more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you’ll have more opportunities. -Zig Ziglar

Do you remember a time when you really needed to finish a report, do your taxes, write an article, prepare for an important event, have a meaningful conversation with someone, take a little time for self-care, and you focused and concentrated on only that one thing? Do you remember how much energy you had? How fast the time flew? How pleasant the task was (even an unpleasant task) because you did NOT let your focus wander.

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. -Bruce Lee

Focus is especially powerful in relationships. I can still remember learning this years ago when I “bumped” into an important manager at an employee function when I worked for a big company. This manager and I had a magical 15 minute conversation because this man focused fully on me, was fully engaged and present with me, listened to me, answered and asked questions, and was a delight. I observed him work the room and do this with many others. He was a very busy person, but when he was with you, he was focused on you and totally with you.

How about if we did this with all the important people in our life and they did this with us?

Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important. -Stephen R. Covey

Let’s hit the reset button and remind ourselves of the power of focus.

Let’s remind ourselves to practice this today, every day, on all your important tasks, activities, processes, relationships, goals, dreams.

These three things leads to positive non-linear results: clarity, focus, and time. Simple but not easy. Shane Parrish

Ready to manifest magical things? Just focus. Start today. Set reminders for yourself to focus. Just practice focusing. Begin. Let go of everything else.

Focus.

Self-actualizing people — highly functioning people who live at extraordinary levels of awareness — train their minds to focus on what they intend to create and what they intend to manifest, and they won’t let anybody change their mind. -Wayne Dyer

I am a Life Coach & Small Business Coach. I help others get clear on the life and business they would love to manifest, know that they can have it, and help them choose it. Be sure to get all my articles, stories, tips, tools, and inspiration by joining my newsletter here.