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The Power of The Power of
FocusFocusBy By
Dr. Shubha Rajan, Ph. D.,Dr. Shubha Rajan, Ph. D.,
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What is LIFE? What is LIFE?
L = Live LifeL = Live LifeI = in volvedI = in volved
F = w ith f un &F = w ith f un &E= effectivenessE= effectiveness
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Looking InwardsLooking Inwards««
�� Often weOften we�� Consider ourselves to be inefficient?Consider ourselves to be inefficient?
�� Wonder : ́What·s wrong with me?!µ Wonder : ́What·s wrong with me?!µ
�� Criticize ourselves for being disorganized?Criticize ourselves for being disorganized?�� Feel that we are floating through life?Feel that we are floating through life?
�� Build castles in the airBuild castles in the air -- FantasizeFantasize
�� Have serious aims that we want to accomplishHave serious aims that we want to accomplish
�� Have dreams that we want to achieveHave dreams that we want to achieve�� We are on the ´ I·ll do this when that happensµ We are on the ´ I·ll do this when that happensµ
mode?mode?
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HELP! HELP!!HELP! HELP!!
Lets understandLets understand ² ² Why we are how we are Why we are how we are ² ² Are we announcing your destination or Are we announcing your destination or
managing your journey?managing your journey?
Are we organized by mind? Are we organized by mind? Do we have a flair for organizing?Do we have a flair for organizing?
Are we Left Brain or Right Brain dominant? Are we Left Brain or Right Brain dominant?
Is there a childhood history of Is there a childhood history of disorganization?disorganization?
Is it that we are just not focused about thisIs it that we are just not focused about this
event called lifeevent called life ² ² our life?our life?
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1 Point Program to Success1 Point Program to Success
F F ² ² Follo w Follo w
OO ² ² OneOne
C C ² ² Course Course
UU ² ² Until Until
SS ² ² Successf ulSuccessf ul
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Focus to be successfulFocus to be successful
FocusFocus to live this event called lifeto live this event called life
to know your purpose of lifeto know your purpose of life to set goalsto set goals
to lead a balanced lifeto lead a balanced life
to achieve your goalsto achieve your goals to free some time to work on themto free some time to work on them
to manage your lifeto manage your life
to be personally effectiveto be personally effective
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Transition Transition
´Knowingµ to ´Performingµ´Knowingµ to ´Performingµ
´Equalityµ to ´Hierarchyµ´Equalityµ to ´Hierarchyµ ² ² BroadBroadrealitiesrealities
´Intelligence based evaluationµ to´Intelligence based evaluationµ to
´Economy based evaluationµ´Economy based evaluationµ ´Hopeµ to ´Securityµ´Hopeµ to ´Securityµ
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K ey Elements Of PerformanceK ey Elements Of Performance
Being EffectiveBeing Effective
Clarifying Expectations from LifeClarifying Expectations from Life
Being Here and Now Being Here and Now
Managing ConflictsManaging Conflicts
Having the Time for Life PurposeHaving the Time for Life Purpose
Effectively CommunicatingEffectively Communicating Setting GoalsSetting Goals
Being FocusedBeing Focused
Being SuccessfulBeing Successful
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In this event «In this event «
Lets look at the small mechanics of Lets look at the small mechanics of
What is Success What is Success
andand
The Power of Focus The Power of Focus
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WHAT IS SUCCESS ?
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SUCCESS ISSUCCESS IS
PP ROGRESSIV EROGRESSIV E
R R EALIZ A TIONEALIZ A TION
W W OR TH W HILEOR TH W HILE
PP REDE T
ERMINEDREDE T
ERMINEDPP ERSONAL ERSONAL
GG OALSOALS
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GOALS THAT ARE
................S PECIFIC
M EASURABLE
A TTAINABLE
R EALISTIC
T ANGIBLE
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Wheel of life Wheel of life
Health
EducationFinance
/Savings
Family
Social
Service
Career
SpiritualRelationships
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3% PEOPLE ARE WEALTHY - WRITTENSPECIFIC
GOALS.
10% PEOPLE ARE FINANCIALLY WELL OFF - CLEAR GOALS.
60% PEOPLE ARE GETTING BY ² FEWGOALS.
27% PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT ² NO GOALS.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT :
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Strateg y to Goals Strateg y to Goals
Manageme
nt
Manageme
nt
Classify your goalsClassify your goals ² ²
A A BB CC
Sort the B category into A and CSort the B category into A and Cagainagain
Now the Cs can wait while youNow the Cs can wait while you
finish working on the Asfinish working on the As Put a time frame and start workingPut a time frame and start working
on them straightawayon them straightaway
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SUCCESS IS GOALSUCCESS IS GOAL
DIRECTED ACTION !DIRECTED ACTION !
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E CE CMOTIV / A TIONMOTIV / A TION
ReasonsReasons GoGo
PurposePurpose DoDo
Act Act
GoalGoal
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Motiv ation is also Motiv ation is also a Goal Directed a Goal Directed
Action Action
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INCENTIVE MOTIVATION
FEAR MOTIVATION
ATTITUDINAL MO
TIVATIO
N
TYPES OF MOTIVATION
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ATTITUDINAL MOTIVATIONSUCCESS
RESULTS
BEHAVIOUR ² Act
ATTITUDE - Habit of Thought
CONDITIONING
SPACED REPETITION
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Barriers to MotivationBarriers to Motivation
The Slight Edge The Slight Edge The Circle of Influence The Circle of Influence
and the Circle of Concernand the Circle of Concern
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The quality of your life is determined by the The quality of your life is determined by the power of your choice power of your choice
This is a transition This is a transitionfromfrom
Lots of frittered effort and varied resultLots of frittered effort and varied result
totoConcentrated effort and focused resultConcentrated effort and focused result
Quality of LifeQuality of Life
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Roadblock «Roadblock «
PP ² ² PRIORITY PRIORITY
UU ² ² FEAR OF THE UNKNO WNFEAR OF THE UNKNO WN
T T ² ² TIME OR THE LACK OF IT TIME OR THE LACK OF ITOO ² ² OVERLOADOVERLOAD
FF ² ² FEAR OF FAILUREFEAR OF FAILURE
FF ² ² FEELINGS : EmotionalFEELINGS : Emotionaldiscomfortdiscomfort
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The ABC of a task The ABC of a task
A A ² ² Anticipate your needs Anticipate your needs
BB ² ² Bar the doorBar the door
CC ² ² Concentrate only onConcentrate only on
the task at handthe task at hand
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SolutionsSolutions
� DO IT NOW VERSUS
� NOTE IT NOW & DO IT
LATER
� Say NO! To yourself and to
others
� The Not to do List
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In this event «In this event «
Success w e kno w no w Success w e kno w no w
BU T BU T
What is What is
The Power of Focus The Power of Focus
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Conceive! Believe!! AchieveConceive! Believe!! Achieve!!!!!!
Whatever the mind can Whatever the mind canconceive and believeconceive and believe ² ² itit
can achievecan achieve
-- Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill
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Three Stages Three Stages
There are only three There are only three
stages in lifestages in life --In controlIn control
Not in controlNot in controlNot knowing if youNot knowing if you
are/are not in controlare/are not in control
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Prog rammed out of Prog rammed out of
ControlControl We are conditioned by our past We are conditioned by our past
experiencesexperiences
Victim of our circumstances Victim of our circumstances
Our mind is on auto pilot and only weOur mind is on auto pilot and only wecan switch it off can switch it off
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Sw itch off the Auto PilotSw itch off the Auto Pilot
Whatever you focus on manifests as reality Whatever you focus on manifests as realityin your lifein your life
The results you get are always the result of The results you get are always the result of your focus your focus
Focusing on what you DO NOT wantFocusing on what you DO NOT wantmakes only that happenmakes only that happen
So then focusing on what you DO wantSo then focusing on what you DO want will make only that happen will make only that happen
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Do y ou K no w«Do y ou K no w«
All of us are very focused All of us are very focused
We just do not know what to focus on We just do not know what to focus on
We drift through life with too many We drift through life with too manythoughts on our mindsthoughts on our minds
We fritter away our energy on non We fritter away our energy on non
consequential issues which gives us aconsequential issues which gives us afalse sense of being busy and alivefalse sense of being busy and alive
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Mind Po w erMind Po w er
The mind is very powerful The mind is very powerful ² ² you youcan have whatever you want if youcan have whatever you want if youfocus correctlyfocus correctly
The mind does not recognize The mind does not recognizePositive or NegativePositive or Negative
If you focusIf you focus ² ² it works on that issueit works on that issuePositive or Negative is your choicePositive or Negative is your choice
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The Stumbling Block The Stumbling Block
We already have a focusing We already have a focusingmechanism in place which might bemechanism in place which might becausing more harm than helpcausing more harm than help
We have to unlearn our old focusing We have to unlearn our old focusinghabits and relearn new positivehabits and relearn new positivethinking methodsthinking methods
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Focus the Easy Way «Focus the Easy Way «
List what you do not wantList what you do not want
List what you do wantList what you do want
Do not think about what you do notDo not think about what you do not want want
Affirm to yourself Affirm to yourself
Speak it repeatedly to yourself Speak it repeatedly to yourself When you get confused When you get confused ² ² ask questionsask questions
² ² it will shift your focus and get youit will shift your focus and get you
clarityclarity
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Easy WayEasy Way
Set GoalsSet Goals
Affirm Affirm
Visualize Visualize
And then And then
Practice Practice PracticePractice Practice Practice
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It looks DifficultIt looks Difficult
It looks SimplisticIt looks Simplistic
It looks like a lot of work It looks like a lot of work
ButBut
It is not very difficultIt is not very difficult
It is very simpleIt is very simple It is a little extra work It is a little extra work
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Strateg y Strateg y
If you are hungryIf you are hungry ² ² you focus on getting yourself food you focus on getting yourself food
If you eatIf you eat -- your hunger is gone your hunger is gone Alternatively Alternatively
If you focus on why you are hungryIf you focus on why you are hungry -- due to skippingdue to skipping
an earlier mealan earlier meal -- had no timehad no time -- due to running latedue to running late --makes you angrymakes you angry ² ² do you think you will feel satisfied?do you think you will feel satisfied?
No!No!
Focus on what you need, in the first place.Focus on what you need, in the first place.
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Grass Is Greener«Grass Is Greener«
The grass is really not greener on the The grass is really not greener on the
other sideother side ² ² It looks like that because youIt looks like that because you
are focusing on that and not on your ownare focusing on that and not on your own
patch of grass. patch of grass.
Others are successful because they areOthers are successful because they are
focusing on their kind of successfocusing on their kind of success ² ² check check where are you focusing?! where are you focusing?!
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I wish You allI wish You allGreat SuccessGreat Success
with withthe Power of Focusthe Power of Focus
in this Beautifulin this BeautifulEvent Called Life.Event Called Life.
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