Let's Focus

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Have you heard Jack Ma’s quote that says “If there
are 9 rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just focus
on one." 


Looking back I realize that most of the time I’ve been chasing
all the rabbits. The visible ones, the invisible ones… I looked
for new places to spot new rabbits… and as a result I was doing
many different things and getting mediocre results at best. No
surprise that I did not catch any of those rabbits.


Focus has been a challenge for me. And it’s mainly because it is
difficult for me to choose just one thing to focus on. Deciding
what is the most important thing for that moment can be hard. And
even when you decide… sticking to it is even harder. There are
many people fighting for your attention.


There are many distractions getting on your way. There is family,
there are relatives, there is social media, the stupid TV, the
good weather luring you to go out, the new e mail, which just
arrived….


The distractions are endless and they will always take you away
from your 1 chosen thing all the time. That is why by choosing a
goal you want to focus on, you should make that a top priority.
Everything besides that should come AFTER you have completed the
task you focused on.


If you need good results you have to be ready to sacrifice. You
will need to give up many things, or at least postpone them for
later. Focus on the most important at the moment – and the most
important thing for that moment is reaching your goal. That means
that you need to allocate time and effort on things, which will
get you closer to the desired result.


So if you have to write a blog post today, for example start your
morning with that task and don’t leave your seat until it’s done.
Don’t proceed with anything else before you have your blog post
written and completed. Only then go ahead and let yourself get
distracted. After – and NOT before or during.


My problem has been that I always had too many things on my plate
at the same time. I worked on several projects. I did different
unrelated things. I did not prioritize things by their importance
and pushed myself too hard to do and complete them all. As a
result many things did not work, I started burning out and the
disappointment was always somewhere around.


Now I decided to do the opposite and focus on 1 rabbit instead.
It was hard decision to make, but I did give up several things I
was planning to do. I didn’t even start those projects. No matter
how exciting they seemed, I decided to give them up. So right now
– Publish My Book Today is my top priority. I want to make it
work, I want to make it grow and succeed and I want to keep
focused on it until it does. You are welcome to check it out,
provide your feedback and let me know what you think.


I still kept 2 rabbits though… because I simply could not give up
this podcast and let you all down.


So think about what projects are you working on. Think about
which are important and which can be left for now. And choose the
rabbit you’re going to focus on.