The Secrets Of Not Only Surviving, But Thriving In Today’s Economic Apocalypse!

Hello, and welcome to Prosperity Cometh.

Not long ago, I read this fascinating story…

On a beautiful late spring afternoon, twenty-five years ago, two young men graduated from the same college. They were very much alike, these two young men. Both had been better than average students, both were personable and both – as young college graduates are – were filled with ambitious dreams for the future.

Recently, these two men returned to college for their 25th reunion.

They were still very much alike. Both were happily married. Both had three children. And both, it turned out, had gone to work for the same Midwestern manufacturing company after graduation, and were still there.

But there was a difference. One of the men was manager of a small department of that company. The other was its president.

What Made The Difference

Have you ever wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in people’s lives? It isn’t always a native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one person wants success and the other doesn’t.

The difference lies in what each person knows and how he or she makes use of that knowledge.

And that is why I am writing to you and to people like you about…

Wow! what a story… and why am I sharing this story with you?

Here is why…

You see, many individuals struggle with the same question…

“What makes the difference?”

What is it that distinguishes successful individuals from others?

Two people can have the same skill and privilege but still perform differently as we have seen in the story above.

And here is why…

You see, focus is what separates the champions from the chameleons who like to blend in and hide in their surroundings.

Focus is one of the common elements you see in almost all successful people. It is what separates two students studying the same course in the same class and with the same teacher.

And whoever has the greatest focus wins the game and every failure is simply a result of broken focus.

For, example when the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water, Peter inquired if he could walk to Jesus. Jesus concurred and Peter walked on water for some time then he fixed his eyes on the situation surrounding him and thus lost focus on Jesus. As soon as this occurred Peter started to sink.

He lost focus… and started to sink.

But What exactly  is FOCUS?

I’m glad you asked.

Focus can be defined as the ability to concentrate or direct one’s attention or energy on something.

Concentration denotes the ability to sustain focused attention on a given object either external (people etc.) or internal (thoughts, feelings etc.).

The truth is, we all concentrate on something at any given time and the secret to success is to concentrate upon those things that you desire.

Every individual has the capacity and ability to concentrate fully upon those things that they love to do or have.

Focused concentration is the ability to maintain a positive outlook at the possibility of things working right even when presented with opportunities to be distracted.

And this is very important because, in order to achieve a great goal you need to direct your attention and energy on achieving the goal. In other words, to make a success of anything, you must be able to concentrate your entire thoughts upon the idea you are working on.

Most times your thoughts will tend to wander and as long as you are preoccupied with something else you won’t perform to your maximum.

Case in point …

How do you respond when you did not do something right?

Do you throw your hands in the air or do you calm down and focus on where you missed it and how you can improve or avoid the same mistake next time?

How you respond when you feel you’ve not done enough can tell a great deal whether you are material for success or not.

For example, while writing this my first book, I came across many challenges to quit and give up in life.

Seriously! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I found myself in a position where I had the option of questioning the whereabouts of God when things got tough.

The funny thing is, I know that God is always there for me and that He wants the best for my life…

Thus, I have no reason to be frustrated when things don’t work out the way I want.

Ok! Let’s get back to our lesson…

What do you think is the secret of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Roger Federer, and many other successful sport personnel you know?

Before you rush into answering let me help you … skills don’t count much if you have broken focus.

In other words, the ability to maintain good focus is what really gives you an advantage over your competitors.

What’s more, FOCUS is the acronym for Follow One Course Until Successful. In short, don’t be a jack-of-all-trades … otherwise you will be master of none.

By doing many things at the same time you create a breeding place for confusion, clutter, procrastination and disappointments.

Also, FOCUS can also be used as an acronym for Faithfulness Only Can Unleash Success. And that means that you’ve to be faithful to the one course until you succeed.

Focus helps you concentrate your energy and achieve your goals and desires. For example, to achieve your goals you’ll have to make sure you finish your projects.

Why?

Because you won’t achieve any success based on the number of projects you’ve started, but only on those you’ve successfully finished.

Furthermore, focus builds momentum for faster results, and an individual with focused concentration would be more productive and effective than someone who follows many tasks at any given time.

Listen my friend, busy-ness is not business, and it does not equates to productivity either. In fact, most people are busy wasting their lives by following careers which leads nowhere.

Some people are so busy they don’t have time to plan their lives and thus live by default. Whatever comes their way is accepted as part of life. And you definitely don’t want to fall in that category. Do you?

Let me tell you more…

You see, to succeed you need to focus your energy and time on doing things that produce the required results; multiple tasks can result in you getting frustrated and overwhelmed with the responsibilities of life.

Having many ideas is great, but focus is more important. Therefore you don’t need to act on all your ideas at once, instead you can have an idea book and log your ideas for the future giving priority to the most important ideas at each time.

Here’s the important point… the path to prosperity is hidden in your daily agenda and what you choose to focus on.

And those who know the path to prosperity know the power of delayed gratification… through prioritizing things.

For example, you’ve a choice of spending your evenings watching soaps or spend this time building your family … or doing personal development or helping your children with school work.

Also you can choose to save money for your house or just spend every penny you get on technology gadgets that are introduced to the market almost every month.

Do you want to be more focused and don’t know where to start?

If thats you, don’t worry help is on the way. You see, your ability to focus depends on many factors and the following are just some of the main areas which affect your focus:

Your commitment - Your level of commitment will determine whether you stay put until you achieve your desires. How much are you committed to your dreams?

Your enthusiasm for the task – how enthusiastic are you about your goals?

Your exuberance to succeed is like energy and will propel you to high achievement.

Sometimes in business what counts most is the enthusiasm of the salesperson. For example, two people can have the same product and work for the same company but the person with more enthusiasm will always produce better results.

Your emotional and physical state – your emotions and physical state will in most cases be the determining factors on whether you maintain a focused concentration or not. Logic does not work when your emotions are out of control. In short, your physical health affects your efficiency and productivity.

In order to be efficient and productive, you need to be calm and collected … as this also helps you concentrate on your work. And when you are in complete harmony with your emotions it’s easier to work effectively.

On the other hand, when you’re pre-occupied with destructive and disruptive thoughts your concentration is polluted and it becomes very hard to focus on anything.

Your psychological state – Your mental state will always affect your ability to focus. For example, many sports coaches use psychological attacks on their opponents to break their focus.

This happens because when your mind is stayed on what the other coach has said, it’s hard to concentrate on what you want to do or to stick to your game plan.

Your environment – can have a great impact on your ability to concentrate. It is difficult to concentrate on your books when studying in a noisy library.

Your skills at doing the task – Skill gives you confidence to pursue your desires with greater focus and assurance of success. A skilled person can easily focus on whatever he is doing.

These are just some of the factors that can influence your ability to focus and I dare say you can name many more.

However, the point here is to get you to understand that to overcome all the distractions you need to focus intensely on what you want to achieve and also concentrate only on your strengths.

Trying to eliminate distractions could prove a difficult task especially in a busy world like ours; therefore you should also learn to focus even in the mist of distractions.

The world is full of opportunities to derail you from your vision but only those who choose to maintain their focus will succeed.

Can you imagine what would happen if you were leading a race and you got attracted by something else off the track? What do you think would happen?

If you decided to go after it that would obviously cut down your progress and you might even lose the race.

Well! In life there are many such disruptions as evidenced in the life of Jesus. The devil knew what Jesus Christ wanted and offered an enticing alternative; he offered him the kingdoms of the earth as a reward if he worshipped him as illustrated below.

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Matthew 4:8-10)

What is it thats competing for your attention?

Just like Jesus, to fulfill your dream you’ll have to remain focused at all times.

You’ve to remain on your track to win the race.

Success is not achieved by those who can shout the loudest but only those who run with great focus and determination to the finishing point. Too many christians are busy ‘shouting about it’… and doing nothing worthwhile to help them achieve their success.

It’s high time for most christians to know and understand that to succeed you need to focus your energy. And focused energy is like a laser beam, it can cut through tough tasks just as easy as a laser beam would cut a bar of steel.

The more focused your mind is on being prosperous the godly way, the faster you will achieve your dreams.

When you are fully focused upon something your awareness is completely drawn to it and what happens around you poses little threat if any at all.

What’s the real lesson here?

To prosper, you must first create your inner focus and believe for your prosperity. And prosperity is to be attracted by the focus you generate and can not be achieved by those individuals who develop selective amnesia when it comes to the kingdom of God.

For you to prosper in the godly way therefore you must first focus on the advancement of God’s kingdom, and not on personal gain. To develop the power of focused concentration you need to tap into the power of attention. If you have selective attention deficit disorder (SAD) when it comes to prosperity you will never prosper … instead you’ll be SAD when ever you hear someone talking about prosperity.

In fact, many Christians become ‘SAD’ when their pastor start to talk about

money. I believe that’s not you.

And if that’s you, pay attention to this: Without the ability to pay attention to details it becomes almost impossible to focus or concentrate on anything for a good time.

And every decision you make towards financial freedom requires you to pay attention, sit down and count the cost. Attention can be developed through practice and just like muscles will grow when consistently utilized. You have full control over your mind and you can train it to pay attention to details.

Focus on the little things and concentrate on one big task at each given time. Focus will help you achieve quickly the results you desire through commitment, productivity, skillfulness and efficiency.

Are You Ready To Do The Impossible?

Then Get Focused. Without a crystal clear and concentrated focus, imagination simply becomes day dreaming. Therefore develop your focus skills and imagine the possibilities for a prosperous life.

The simple truth is this…

“If you can see the invisible you can do the impossible” Dr Oral Roberts

… and now is the time to use you imagination, see the invisible and attain the impossible …

What’s the bottom line?

The bottom line is that no matter where you find yourself today, you’re where you are because of the choices you have made in the past and the things you have chosen to focus on.

You can’t continue blaming your parents, teachers, employer etc. It’s your responsibility to shape your life’s outcome. You have the keys to your future… now take this opportunity even in the midst of a credit crisis and design and live an extraordinary life.

If you’re in ministry… use this lesson to refocus your energy and prepare yourself for great rewards.

My friend, this is it.

What you choose to fucs on today is the very Secrets Of Not Only Surviving, But Thriving In Today’s Economic Apocalypse…

Ok! That’s it for today…

 

Until next time..

 

Why settle for less…