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How prepared are you for the entrepreneur’s world?

Can you keep going, even when you doubt yourself?

Without focus, it’s just about impossible to be successful at anything. Take

golf. How many great amateur golfers do you know who can shoot in the
low seventies or even high sixties once in a while? Not many, but you do

probably know one or two. Most likely, these people have natural ability
and are out on the course several times each week. But what separates
them from the pros is focus. Successful pro golfers have so much focus
that, when they get ready to drive the ball, they are able to mentally see its
flight. When putting, pro golfers often see “the line” on the green between
the ball and the hole, even though it exists only in their heads. The

difference between amateur and professional golfers is the latter’s ability
to have the ball follow their visions of the ball in flight or rolling toward
the hole. Entrepreneurs must develop that same power of focus in the
game of business.

The index finger is closest to the thumb for a reason. The index finger
needs the emotional strength of the thumb to maximize its power. The
thumb gives entrepreneurs the strength to keep going. The index finger

keeps entrepreneurs focused on achieving a vision. People who have
vision, but who lack the strength of the thumb, only have vision. And
vision without the strength of the thumb leads to dreams, delusions, and
hallucinations. You probably know a few people like that, too.

Where is Your Focus?

School is ideal for teaching us how to enter the real world as employees.
In fact, most kids go to school and are programmed by the system to focus
on getting a job once they graduate from high school or college. This is
why so many parents say to their kids, “Go to school to get a high-paying
job.” Or their teachers might say, “If you don’t get good grades, you won’t
get a good job.” We even hear and read it in the media. That’s why so

many people focus on becoming employees, such as nurses, police
officers, and business executives. Some of the “A” students may focus on
becoming highly paid professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, engineers,
or accountants. The thought of another path doesn’t even cross their minds