Photographs are More Clear When They Are in Focus
The Idea Must Be Clerly Held in Your Mind
9 Ways to Develop Focus. Photographs are more clear when they are in focus. When they are out of focus, they are blurry, indistinct. How many times have you been disappointed by the result when the focus was off? Faces or objects are blurred, maybe even unrecognizable. Toss that one away, a poor-quality picture that does not meet the ideal that you had in mind when you first took the picture. Chalk it up to experience, or lack of, maybe even blame it on the camera.
The quality of the reality of the “pictures” that show up in your life are also largely due to proper focus. In the first place, the idea must be clearly held in your mind. The result that you desire to manifest in your life must first be clearly and distinctly created in your imagination. It must be ‘in focus’; that is, the components must be defined, clearly seen, and envisioned.
You Must Remain Focused On Your Goal
Most People Seem to Know What They Do NOT Want
You must remain focused on your goal and not allow yourself to get distracted by what is going on around you. Simple really, but it always amazes me how unfocused people tend to be. Ask someone to describe their heart’s desire and 90% of the time, you cannot get a clear description from them. It is blurry and indistinct. Generalities but no specifics. Or a description of the picture by what’s not in it.
“I want health, wealth and happiness”
“So what does health mean to you?”
“Well, you know, to not be sick.”
“So what does wealth mean to you?”
“Well, you know, to not be lacking.”
“So what does happiness mean to you?”
“To not be sad, dissatisfied.”
“I want peace.”
“What’s that?”
“Well, you know no more war.”
Not this, not that; defining the picture, the ideal by what is not in it, instead of what is in it. The trouble with focusing on ‘no more war’ is that you are still focusing on war. The trouble with focusing on not being unwell is that you are still focusing on unwellness, not wellness. The focus is on lack and limitation and not on abundance and potentiality.
Most people seem to know what they do NOT want. Focus your attention and intentions on those ideals that you want, desire, and long for. Make that focus clear and distinct. Practice reframing your negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
How Clear and Exact Are Your Ideas?
How Focused is the Image In Your Mind?
You get the picture you have focused on. “Prosperity is the abundance of all things held ideal in mind and dear in heart.” How clear and exact are your ideals? How much desire, longing, and passion is attached to them? How focused is the image in your mind? How focused is your desire to have that ideal out-pictured in your life? The complex thing about life is that it is wonderfully full of distractions. Here you are, focused on some purpose or goal and then this incredibly intrusive thing occurs.
Perhaps, you are busy going about the business of creating a business and some seemingly major obstacle presents itself, so you change your mind, change your plan, change your focus to the next great business idea and the next one after that. Life is full of distractions making it easy to lose focus. Successful people stay focused.
9 Ways to Develop Focus
- Meditate
- Get enough sleep
- Make sure to stay hydrated
- Exercise
- Practice mindfulness
- Take breaks
- Ground yourself
- Exercise your brain
- Listen to music
Conclusion
Focus on the “picture” of your life that you DO want with as many details as you can come up with utilizing your five senses. Look at the picture, what and who do you see? What and how do you feel? Do you taste anything? Do you smell anything? What do you hear? Get as detailed as you can. You could also incorporate other useful tools such as keeping a journal of your ideal “picture” of life and/or creating a vision board. Have fun with the process and enjoy the journey!
