The other day I finally got around to watching “Karate Kid” with my husband…for the lack of something better to watch.
 
Okay, so it isn’t on my list of all-time favorites, but the movie was sort of cute…and a comment made by The Martial Art Master did give me some food for thought…
 
And that’s what I want to reflect on here in this post.
 
“Your focus needs focus” the Master said.
 
Wow. Humorous but profound. “Your focus needs focus.”
 
I don’t know about you but I’m convinced that most of us who think we’re already focused, don’t even know what the word means.
 
We need to learn how to give our focus focus.
 
When I started out as a marketer, I made a conscious decision to remove myself from anything that might hold me back, slow me down or have any sort of negative influence on my business.
 
I still find myself recommitting to this decision on a regular basis as I deal with a lot of different people and situations every day – many of which could have a very negative impact on me, if I let them.
 
I’m sure you’ve experienced the same in your life: if you allow the wrong people, or circumstances, to influence you, they make you lose your focus completely and keep you from reaching your goals.
 
Which is why you need to be ruthless.
 
When one of your reps whines on the phone, and you feel how they’re starting to suck your energy, say goodbye and hang up.
 
They’re not deserving of your time.
 
When someone writes you a nasty email, calling your opportunity a scam, you don’t react or reply – you delete the message and go back to your profit producing activities.
 
You’re secure enough of yourself not to have to convince people.
 
When a contact or a team member lets you down, insults you, or fails to show you appreciation, you shake the dust off your feet and move on.
 
You’ve already made a decision that you won’t let your emotions – or anyone else’s – get in the way of your goals.
 
That’s how focused you are. That’s how certain you are of where you are going.
 
That’s how committed you are to your own results, that’s how seriously you take your business.
 
Anything that looks like it may turn out to be a stumbling block is instantly demolished.
 
Nothing negative is tolerated.
 
Anything that isn’t productive is removed.
 
If it doesn’t edify, benefit, build up, or produce, it doesn’t belong in your business. You let it go.
 
This is how I choose to understand the Master’s words when applied to my business.
 
This, in my mind, is what it means to give your focus focus.
 
And, I believe, in an age of information overload, with constant distractions everywhere that you turn, and where – as always – critical people love to tell you “it’s too hard”, THIS is what it takes.
 
This is what it takes to succeed as an Internet marketer or home business owner. NO LESS.
 
If you’re ready to give it your all, you can have it all. (But only then.)
 
Are YOU ready?
 
 
 
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