Personal Development Answers

This posting is the FIRST of two extending material introduced in Brain-Mind Expansion: the real You, which touched on the topic of Focus.

Focus is actually made up of two generic components:

1. Expectations

2. Opportunities

Here I’ll deal with Expectations which was the main theme of the previous posting.

What expectations of success or non-success do you focus on:

a) when you hear a new opportunity for the first time?

b) before you contemplate a new venture?

c) illustrated by your reaction to a new idea?

d) when you begin a new venture?

Are you the sort of person who in the first instance focuses on the magnificent opportunities that will arise from this new venture or idea? OR

Are you the sort of person who immediately focuses on the multitudinous challenges, difficulties, uncertainties, time constraints? Who instinctively says: “No, not for me!”

Not all opportunities we hear about are meant to take up 100% of our involvement in them, but they are worthy of our consideration.

The degree to which we focus our time is our personal choice, based on our developed subconscious mind

Do you make comments such as:

· Wow, this is going to be hard

· I’m not sure this is possible

· I’m really going to have to learn new skills, because at this point, I haven’t a clue what to do, how to start

· I don’t have the time

· It’s not in my field

You know the type of phrases and questions I mean? Don’t you? OR

Are you the kind of person who says:

· Wow, this is new to me, how exciting!

· I know I have skills to do this, all I have to do is access them from within

· This is fabulous information. How can I integrate it into the work I’m doing?

· I know I have unlimited potential, if I’m given this challenge, it means I’m ready for it

· I’ll look into it

· Bring it on!

Do you get the picture? Can you hear yourself making these comments? How do you feel, when you read these comparative questions?

It’s this focus I’m talking about. It’s more than ‘seeing the glass half full or half empty’.

It’s part of your Global Values System. It’s your philosophy of life in general.

We can limit ourselves with what our concept of Focus really means.

There exists a concept that says: “The person with the greatest behavioural flexibility will always succeed, whereas the person who doesn’t have behavioural flexibility will be limited by their own perceptions”.

Do you look at new opportunities with you peripheral vision or you foveal vision.

Do you look at new challenges with the same conscious mind that is comfortable with the expertise you now consider you have?

If you asked friends and colleagues what strengths you have, would what you think you have agree with their point of view?

No, it wouldn’t. We undervalue our capabilities. OR

Do you look at new challenges with your subconscious in gear working congruently with your conscious mind?

When faced with a new course of action, do you ask yourself a series of questions such as:

a. What would happen if I did?

b. What would happen if I didn’t?

c. What wouldn’t happen if I did?

d. What wouldn’t happen if I didn’t?

This is known as the Cartesian Quadrangle, Cartesian Model, or Cartesian Logic.

Use this strategy, and you’ll never have issues identifying possible solutions to challenges with goal setting.

The next posting will be on Focusing on Opportunities, which will deal with maintaining your focus on your highest priorities but still being alert to opportunities.

 

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