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Tuesday 11 June 2013

Is Your Focus Killing Your Business???

Focus... A small word with huge potential.

You may have heard of the old saying that 'you are what you eat'; well this concept can be applied to all walks of life and more specifically today, we want to cover this concept very briefly when related to business.

So moving away from the idea of food for a moment, what we are talking about here is where you place your focus and how that can affect the results in your business and in your life. Here's a good example; your sat at home watching the TV and the news comes on. Most people watch the news, yet few think about how the content of what is projected from this little box in your front room affects your mood and consequently, your actions from that point. Most of the information that is provided on the news is likely to not be very positive or happy as the press don't believe that it makes a good story and whilst watching one news broadcast is unlikely to have a lasting affect on your subconscious you may start to be convinced of certain beliefs about the world around you, due to the content of the information that you are absorbing.

... and it's not just the TV...

What we absorb in our daily routines and through our habits can and often does determine the type of lifestyle that we live.

What sort of people do you surround yourself with on a daily basis? What sort of books, or magazines do you read? Positive? Negative? Supportive? Destructive? Motivational? Limiting???

All these things should be taken into account in order to work towards becoming a more balanced business owner or employee.

Slowly, but surely you may have been engaging in negative or self-limiting actions due to the type of people, or information that you choose to surround yourself with every day. If you look for the negative in the world, guess what you will find. Likewise, if you always look for the positive, you will find that, also.

All this can be wrapped up in a very simple, slightly amended, adage which is 'We are what we absorb'; in every sense of the word, so take the time to focus your attentions into more constructive, positive and ultimately successful areas of your life and your business, because they are there; you just need to focus on them for long enough and new habits and in turn, new results will be formed.

When people are met with challenges in business they often seek to blame the environment for the outcome and this is normal behaviour for us humans. In some cases a lack of focus can lead to serious situations such as bankruptcy or a winding up petition from a creditor against your business which leaves you with few options. Prevention is the best remedy and where you decide to put your focus can make the difference between success and failure... so think about what you focus on - on a daily basis.

Here's to your health in all forms and success in business whether you are a Director of a Limited Company, or you are employed by someone else's business.

Small success leads to large success...

By Tony Smith