Focus

Tuesday, 29. September 2009 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.

It has been said that without a clearly defined goal, or focus, a person will naturally drift toward a life of trivial mediocrity. I agree.

The Apostle Paul wrote, “this one thing I do…” (Philippians 3:10-14) – Paul had a clearly defined focus for his life, and this focus enabled him to most effectively live out his calling and purpose. This focus gave him extreme clarity regarding where he was to spend his energy, time and resources.

I personally believe the first step to living such a focused life is to decide that your “YES” is. To clarify, for each key area of your life, what you are going to say YES to. A person is not prepared to say “no” to anything until they have first clearly discerned what they are going to say “yes” to.

Defining your “Yes” provides clarity - it allows you to pinpoint which one path you will follow, and which opportunities (even good ones) will consequently require a “No” response… for you are not prepared to say NO until you’ve said YES to something else.

Your “YES” defines your focus, it sets your compass. It determines what your life/work will focus on - while weeding out those activities will only distract you from that higher calling.

** What is your “YES” for each key dimension of your life? (Spiritual, Spouse, Family, Career,...),