SUCCESS: Desire = Discipline = Focus (Part Two)
You have to have desire, evidenced by discipline, made effective by focus.
In part one of this article we learned that Desire = Discipline. We discovered that a person�s true desire is only as great as the discipline they are willing to put forth to achieve the desire.
It is very simple and easy for someone to say �I wish I had my own home-based business�. Anyone can say that. Anyone can wish for that but it is only the person who is willing to discipline themselves and do what is necessary to actually create a home-based business that truly has an authentic desire.
So what does �focus� have to do with it? Focus is the difference between productive discipline and wasted discipline. Focus is the difference between wasted time and results producing time.
Focus allows a person to consider every action against the stated objective. You should ask yourself this question at any given moment: Is what I�m doing moving me closer to my desire? If you can answer yes, then ask yourself the second question: Is what I am involved in right now moving me towards my goal quicker than anything else I could be doing?
Focus keeps you from wasting your discipline. Focus is the difference between treading water and actually winning the race. It can be the difference between partial success and complete success. Focus is the difference between taking the long way home and finding the most direct route.
This is not a hard concept to understand but it is a very difficult concept to live by. It means that we have to be honest about what we�re doing and why we are doing. It means that we have to be diligent to ask the �focus question� about everything we are doing. It means that we have to be honest about whether or not we have an authentic desire which is evidenced by discipline and control by focus, or just a feel-good desire meant to impress others (or ourselves).
It is important to remember that a true desire is only as real as the amount of discipline that you willingly employ to get that desire. Discipline is the most effective and productive when it has a laser-like focus. Focusing involves the evaluation of every task and effort to see if it takes you one step closer to your desire, at the quickest rate possible.
About the Author
G. Brent Riggs, author of "Life Without Debt", "Serious Faith" and "Desperation Station" has over 20 years experience as an business owner, teacher, personal growth coach and mentor. You can contact him from his main website: http://www.gbrentriggs.com
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