Staying focused in the midst of distractions

Every single person has a dream life and has a goal that matters to them, even those you would consider lazy do have wishes and it is very important to protect that goal of yours. So many people come your way to share opinions about what you should or should not do with regards to your goals.

Not every opinion or advice is good, some will lead you to failure. Some comments may be helpful, but facts is, a lot of people are very pessimistic when it comes to big ideas and so you'll get a lot of noise that can pull you off track.

If you allow every voice to influence you, your decisions and your perception about the goal, you simply begin to lose focus on what you truly wanted in the first place.

Focus is a huge factor to success, and how do you get discipline without focus? Staying focused on your goals would require you to selectively and purposely choose which words you allow into your mind.

Not all advice is based on facts, sometimes a person's advice for you is coming from their own fear, doubt or misunderstanding of your dream or goal. People usually give you advice based on their own experiences and capacity to handle life's pressure.

If a goal will be achieved, you need a clear direction, so your mind should always stay on point and steady, not crowded with controversial opinions.

Also, when you fall into the unfortunate trap of paying attention to too much to negative talk, your confidence can drop to a point where you can't even make a decision for yourself anymore.

The thing about low confidence is that it has a way of making even the simple tasks look very difficult. You need to protect that confidence you have and to do that, you would have to constantly keep reminding yourself why the goal matters to you.

Your "why"should not be forgotten. And your "why" is what will make the outside negative comments have less influence in your mind. The way your focus will grow is by making a simple plan, sticking to it, follow it step by step till you attain the set goal.

Take it one step at a time and each small step taken builds belief in your ability to reach the mark. The little progress you will have along the way as you take the small steps will prove and establish in your mind that the goal is possible, even if the people around doubt you.

Some people fear that you will change or succeed without them so they tend to be negative or pessimistic about your goal. That is why you shouldn't share your goals to just anyone.

Remember, you cannot control what others say, but you can control how you respond to any and all comments from people. Don't react to their negativity because that'll throw your mind off balance.

Challenges will come, the difficult moments are normal, but letting the comments distract you makes them much harder than they should be. All the need is time and discipline. So ignore distractions.

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