[aageneral] In Focus

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IN FOCUS

In reading a mortality chart, I discovered something truly amazing. A
great number of people die each year from a disease I had never heard
of! Of course, there was the predictable number who died of heart
attacks, cancer, stroke, accidents and the like, but at the bottom of
the chart was one that surprised me. It was called "miscellaneous."
Appar­ently, a large number of people die of "miscellane­ous" every
year!

I think I understand why. I suffer from "mis­cel­­laneous" when I go
in too many directions at once. When I am scattered, the disease
begins to take over. Soon my self-esteem is
affected and I feel as if I'm doing nothing important. Flitting here
and there, I have no overriding pur­pose and I feel as if my life is
spinning out of con­trol. It must be a terrible way to die!

However, I believe there is a cure for the disease. It's called
"focus." A focused person is one who knows what is important and
follows the path. She may have many interests, but one calling. A
fo­cused person hears one voice more clearly than the others...and
follows. Some call it pursuing a mis­sion. Some call it knowing your
purpose. Others call it being centered. Whatever it is called, a
fo­cused life can be meaningful and happy.

Not every path should be followed, and not every goal should become a
life's calling. But a truly worthy focus can raise a life from
mediocrity and save it from a slow death by miscellaneous.

Are you in focus?

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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com is a professional
speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for
more information, or to sign up for his FREE newsletter of Life, Love
and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com.

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