“Any time you focus on others, empowerment naturally becomes the by- product.” ~ John C. Maxwell
Where your focus lies there your
understanding will be also[1]. What we focus on effects our actions, our motives,
and our entire mindset. If life
is a vector propelling you to your
legacy then your focus is the direction
in which you are moving, and your effort is the magnitude of impact you will make on others.
To leave a legacy worth leaving we
need to daily align our focus with the life we wish to lead. I am reminded time and time again of the
power of focus. Some of my most
innovative and life changing ideas were dawned on me as I ran trails through
the woods, fields, basking in the beauty of God’s creation. Nature
is an awe-striking, focus changing perspective which allows me personally to
get my focus off of my temporary problems.
Despite the necessity of positive relationships
sometimes we can get so caught up in our own life’s that we neglect the lives
of others. Thank you is likely the most powerful
composition of words; because it compels you to divert your focus from yourself
to those around you. Telling one person
a day how much you appreciate them, will change your whole perspective. You can write an email, you can give a
complement, you can you can, and if
you will, your focus will change forever.
It becomes much easier to apply an
unfailing effort, once your perspective has changed, once you stop looking
inward and start looking outward, you may even begin to see solutions to
conflict that were there all along, just waiting, patiently to be discovered. As Heather Woodey said, “Mindset
fuels action and action fuels results.”
Sincerely,
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Cited:
- Carnegie, Dale. "A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression - Smile." How to Win Friends and Influence People. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Print.
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