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and focus on the task or goal at hand. Focus is essential to success, and
successful people are people who can focus.

We all know people who lack direction in life. They lack focus. We all
know people who quit when the going gets tough. They allow little
setbacks, such as running out of money, to stop them. Most people actually

never start, allowing their fear of failure to stop them from taking even the
first step.

We all know people who say they are going on a diet, but quit as soon as
the chocolate cake is cut. The same goes for exercise. They exercise for a
week, then quit and go drinking to relieve the pain in their muscles.

And we all know people who want to be rich, but let excuses such as “I

don’t have any money” stop them. And we all know people who would
love to quit a job they hate, yet let the excuse, “I have bills to pay,” keep
them suffering eight hours a day. Health, wealth, and happiness are
reflections of a person’s ability to focus. It’s the ability to focus their
personal powers to achieve what they want in life.

Focus on Getting Yours

People can develop focus, and people can improve their focus. I’m living
proof. Getting through flight school and becoming a pilot required focus.
Becoming a gunship pilot required the kind of focus I didn’t think I had.
The ability to fly a powerful aircraft just above the jungle, and to
concentrate on a machine gunner on the ground who was trying to kill us
while we tried to kill him, required even more extreme focus. If my

enemy’s focus was greater than my focus, he went home. My crew and I
did not. Today, I use the same power of focus in my businesses, in my diet,
and when I go to the gym. If I say I am going to do something, it is my
ability to focus that gets the job done.

We all focus on different things. That is what makes us different. Many
people fail to do well as entrepreneurs simply because their life’s primary

focus is on security and safety. Many “A” students focus on achieving
good grades simply because they want job security. Most employees want
the certainty of set hours, set pay, set benefits, weekends off, and
guaranteed retirement. The world of security brings out the best in them.
The world of uncertainty brings out the best in others.