What you focus on EXPANDS.
If you FOCUS ON SUCCESS, you’ll attract more success. If you FOCUS ON MISERY, you’ll be more miserable.
It’s an obvious truth, isn’t it?
But let’s get totally honest. How often do we remember that? Let’s take a closer look.
ARE YOU FOCUSED ON how your money keeps running out and worrying that nothing you do helps to stop it? Or ARE YOU FOCUSED ON that dream vacation you’ll take when you have all the money you need and more?
ARE YOU FOCÚSED ON how tired, unmotivated and unappreciated you feel at your job? Or do you look forward and FOCUS ON the job where you’re valued, successful and happy?
ARE YOU FOCUSED ON how sick and exhausted you feel in your body? Or ARE YOU FOCUSED ON you moving with a smile on your face and filled with vitality and energy?
“BUT…” I can almost hear you want to say to me, “CAN YOU REALLY PUT IT THIS WAY?”
I get it. I get what you think. IT CAN BE HARD TO FOCUS on you having an ideal body and vitality when you’re trying to lose weight and it feels like an uphill struggle. Or to focus on that dream travel, when all you can think of now is how you’ll pay your next bill. Or to focus on that loving partner that makes you so happy, when you’ve been single way too long…
YES. IT’S NOT EASY.
I also get it if you think, “DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO RUN AWAY FROM THE REALITY? IGNORE THE REALITY? HIDE MY HEAD IN THE SAND AND PRETEND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT HERE?”
You can call this as you want.
But one thing remains sure: WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS.
When you keep FOCUSING ON THE REALITY THAT YOU DON’T WANT, YOU’LL GET MORE OF THAT REALITY. PERIOD.
When your reality sucks and you throw a pity party for yourself, you can be sure that your party will be joined by those who’re ready to confirm that you’ve got all good reasons to feel sorry for yourself. A small party can fast expand into a big pity party! And next morning you’ll have more things to be sorry about. You don’t want that, do you?
THE SMARTEST THING YOU CAN DO when your current reality doesn’t make you happy is TO TAKE YOUR FOCUS OFF IT. To move your focus from the reality that YOU DON’T WANT and TO PUT YOUR FOCUS on the reality that YOU DO WANT.
Even if it’s hard. Even if it’s almost unbelievable that things will shift one day. Even if you have no idea how your situation can change.
But you DON’T NEED TO KNOW HOW it’s going to happen.
What you DO NEED TO KNOW is where you’re PLACING YOUR FOCUS. Right in this moment.
IS YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT YOU DON’T WANT or IS IT ON WHAT YOU DO WANT?
WHEN YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR FOCUS, THINGS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. You’ve got no need to worry.
Because WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS.
How amazing is that?!
