Focus

Basically that brings me to this blog. Something that has been coming up alot lately is focus. How to stay focused or even focusing on something with intent and discipline. How to keep focus and motivation to make things second nature without too much thinking or being stuck in my head. Focus can translate to all areas of my life. Whether I am focusing in my training, travelling or even work life balance. It all comes down to focus and paying attention to what is really important to me. What am I willing to sacrifice to get where I want to be? How much focus needs to put into taking action so things can happen? There will be distractions trying to prevent me from reaching my goals. It can be other people, social media, finances, energy, emotions, creativity and the biggest culprit is my ego. So many questions come to mind as to why I can do something or why I should not do something. The questions are limitless. There is only one answer as to why I should do something and that is because I can. Anything is possible.

With focus comes mindset. How you perceive yourself or how you think people perceive you can become a driving force. When I am so passionate about obtaining a certain goal I become very driven. I believe in always having a positive mindset. I surround myself with like minded individuals who not only support me but push me towards my dream goals. One of of favourite phrases to say is “Teamwork makes the dreamwork” that doesn’t necessarily mean you need other people to function. It can ultimately mean teamwork within yourself. Ever since I was a child and if anyone ever put me down or made me feel discouraged about doing something…it was the fuel to ignite me to do better and be better. Not just because I wanted to prove them wrong but because I wanted to prove myself right.

For me focus means taking time to learn and educate myself. Paying attention to the advice of others and what feels right to me. It is really hard to stay focused when your mind is thinking a million thoughts at once. It’s easy to slip back into bad habits or staying within your comfort zone. The best way that helps me stay focused is really paying attention to my breath. It’s really amazing what the power of breath can accomplish. The breath can be used during any fight or flight situations. If I am feeling stress or anxiety I slow my breath down and focus on inhaling through my nose and exhaling through my mouth. I visualize the stress or anxiety exiting my body with each breath. On the opposite side of breath and using it for fight…literally for fighting. I am learning that expressing my breath can promote more power and strength in my body. Basically focusing on breath gives me more power to my punch.

Staying focused does not just come from the eyes. It’s a full body connection. From the top of my head right down to my tippy toes. Focus comes from the mind, in the heart and definitely the guts. When the mind and physical body are in sync focus can be a very powerful thing. My focus for this year is to really pay attention to what and how I’m doing everything in life. I plan to not only achieve my desired goals this year but I plan to put more focus into how I go about doing things. My focus is on me and what’s best for me. Not what others think is best for me. In the end it is how badly do I want to achieve my goals. I’ve got my eye on the prize and I don’t plan on losing focus. Crystal clear focus.

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