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 The Power of  The Power of 

FocusFocusBy By 

Dr. Shubha Rajan, Ph. D.,Dr. Shubha Rajan, Ph. D.,

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 What is LIFE? What is LIFE?

L = Live LifeL = Live LifeI = in volvedI = in volved

F = w ith f un &F = w ith f un &E= effectivenessE= effectiveness

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Looking InwardsLooking Inwards««

�� Often weOften we�� Consider ourselves to be inefficient?Consider ourselves to be inefficient?

�� Wonder :  ́What·s wrong with me?!µ Wonder :  ́What·s wrong with me?!µ

�� Criticize ourselves for being disorganized?Criticize ourselves for being disorganized?�� Feel that we are floating through life?Feel that we are floating through life?

�� Build castles in the airBuild castles in the air -- FantasizeFantasize

�� Have serious aims that we want to accomplishHave serious aims that we want to accomplish

�� Have dreams that we want to achieveHave dreams that we want to achieve�� We are on the ´ I·ll do this when that happensµ We are on the ´ I·ll do this when that happensµ

mode?mode?

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HELP! HELP!!HELP! HELP!!

Lets understandLets understand ²  ² Why we are how we are Why we are how we are ²  ²  Are we announcing your destination or Are we announcing your destination or

managing your journey?managing your journey?

 Are we organized by mind? Are we organized by mind? Do we have a flair for organizing?Do we have a flair for organizing?

 Are we Left Brain or Right Brain dominant? Are we Left Brain or Right Brain dominant?

Is there a childhood history of Is there a childhood history of disorganization?disorganization?

Is it that we are just not focused about thisIs it that we are just not focused about this

event called lifeevent called life ²  ² our life?our life?

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1 Point Program to Success1 Point Program to Success

F F ²  ² Follo w Follo w 

OO ²  ² OneOne

C C ²  ² Course Course 

UU ²  ² Until Until 

SS ²  ² Successf ulSuccessf ul

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Focus to be successfulFocus to be successful

FocusFocus to live this event called lifeto live this event called life

to know your purpose of lifeto know your purpose of life to set goalsto set goals

to lead a balanced lifeto lead a balanced life

to achieve your goalsto achieve your goals to free some time to work on themto free some time to work on them

to manage your lifeto manage your life

to be personally effectiveto be personally effective

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 Transition Transition

´Knowingµ to ´Performingµ´Knowingµ to ´Performingµ

´Equalityµ to ´Hierarchyµ´Equalityµ to ´Hierarchyµ ²  ² BroadBroadrealitiesrealities

´Intelligence based evaluationµ to´Intelligence based evaluationµ to

´Economy based evaluationµ´Economy based evaluationµ ´Hopeµ to ´Securityµ´Hopeµ to ´Securityµ

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K ey Elements Of PerformanceK ey Elements Of Performance

Being EffectiveBeing Effective

Clarifying Expectations from LifeClarifying Expectations from Life

Being Here and Now Being Here and Now 

Managing ConflictsManaging Conflicts

Having the Time for Life PurposeHaving the Time for Life Purpose

Effectively CommunicatingEffectively Communicating Setting GoalsSetting Goals

Being FocusedBeing Focused

Being SuccessfulBeing Successful

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In this event «In this event «

Lets look at the small mechanics of Lets look at the small mechanics of 

What is Success What is Success

andand

 The Power of Focus The Power of Focus

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WHAT IS SUCCESS ?

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SUCCESS ISSUCCESS IS

PP ROGRESSIV EROGRESSIV E

R R  EALIZ A TIONEALIZ A TION

 W  W  OR  TH W HILEOR  TH W HILE

PP REDE T

ERMINEDREDE T

ERMINEDPP ERSONAL ERSONAL 

GG OALSOALS

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GOALS THAT ARE

................S PECIFIC

M EASURABLE

A TTAINABLE

R EALISTIC

 T  ANGIBLE

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 Wheel of life Wheel of life

Health

EducationFinance

/Savings

Family 

Social

Service

Career

SpiritualRelationships

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3% PEOPLE ARE WEALTHY - WRITTENSPECIFIC

GOALS.

10% PEOPLE ARE FINANCIALLY WELL OFF - CLEAR GOALS.

60% PEOPLE ARE GETTING BY ² FEWGOALS.

27% PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT ² NO GOALS.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT :

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Strateg y to Goals Strateg y to Goals 

Manageme

nt

Manageme

nt

Classify your goalsClassify your goals ²  ² 

 A  A BB CC

Sort the B category into A and CSort the B category into A and Cagainagain

Now the Cs can wait while youNow the Cs can wait while you

finish working on the Asfinish working on the As Put a time frame and start workingPut a time frame and start working

on them straightawayon them straightaway

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SUCCESS IS GOALSUCCESS IS GOAL

DIRECTED ACTION !DIRECTED ACTION !

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E CE CMOTIV / A TIONMOTIV / A TION

ReasonsReasons GoGo

PurposePurpose DoDo

 Act Act

GoalGoal

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Motiv ation is also Motiv ation is also a Goal Directed a Goal Directed 

 Action Action

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INCENTIVE MOTIVATION

FEAR MOTIVATION

ATTITUDINAL MO

TIVATIO

N

TYPES OF MOTIVATION

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ATTITUDINAL MOTIVATIONSUCCESS

RESULTS

BEHAVIOUR ² Act

ATTITUDE - Habit of Thought

CONDITIONING

SPACED REPETITION

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Barriers to MotivationBarriers to Motivation

 The Slight Edge The Slight Edge The Circle of Influence The Circle of Influence

and the Circle of Concernand the Circle of Concern

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 The quality of your life is determined by the The quality of your life is determined by the power of your choice power of your choice

 This is a transition This is a transitionfromfrom

Lots of frittered effort and varied resultLots of frittered effort and varied result

totoConcentrated effort and focused resultConcentrated effort and focused result

Quality of  LifeQuality of  Life

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Roadblock «Roadblock «

PP ²  ² PRIORITY PRIORITY 

UU ²  ² FEAR OF THE UNKNO WNFEAR OF THE UNKNO WN

 T T ²  ² TIME OR THE LACK OF IT TIME OR THE LACK OF ITOO ²  ² OVERLOADOVERLOAD

FF ²  ² FEAR OF FAILUREFEAR OF FAILURE

FF ²  ² FEELINGS : EmotionalFEELINGS : Emotionaldiscomfortdiscomfort

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 The ABC of a task  The ABC of a task 

 A  A ²  ² Anticipate your needs Anticipate your needs

BB ²  ² Bar the doorBar the door

CC ²  ² Concentrate only onConcentrate only on

the task at handthe task at hand

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SolutionsSolutions

� DO IT NOW VERSUS

� NOTE IT NOW & DO IT

LATER

� Say NO! To yourself and to

others

� The Not to do List

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In this event «In this event «

Success w e kno w no w Success w e kno w no w 

BU T BU T 

 What is What is

 The Power of Focus The Power of Focus

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Conceive! Believe!! AchieveConceive! Believe!! Achieve!!!!!!

 Whatever the mind can Whatever the mind canconceive and believeconceive and believe ²  ² itit

can achievecan achieve

-- Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill

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 Three Stages Three Stages

 There are only three There are only three

stages in lifestages in life --In controlIn control

Not in controlNot in controlNot knowing if youNot knowing if you

are/are not in controlare/are not in control

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Prog rammed out of  Prog rammed out of  

ControlControl We are conditioned by our past We are conditioned by our past

experiencesexperiences

 Victim of our circumstances Victim of our circumstances

Our mind is on auto pilot and only weOur mind is on auto pilot and only wecan switch it off can switch it off 

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Sw itch off  the Auto PilotSw itch off  the Auto Pilot

Whatever you focus on manifests as reality Whatever you focus on manifests as realityin your lifein your life

 The results you get are always the result of  The results you get are always the result of  your focus your focus

Focusing on what you DO NOT wantFocusing on what you DO NOT wantmakes only that happenmakes only that happen

So then focusing on what you DO wantSo then focusing on what you DO want will make only that happen will make only that happen

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Do y ou K no w«Do y ou K no w«

 All of us are very focused All of us are very focused

We just do not know what to focus on We just do not know what to focus on

We drift through life with too many We drift through life with too manythoughts on our mindsthoughts on our minds

We fritter away our energy on non We fritter away our energy on non

consequential issues which gives us aconsequential issues which gives us afalse sense of being busy and alivefalse sense of being busy and alive

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Mind Po w erMind Po w er

 The mind is very powerful The mind is very powerful ²  ² you youcan have whatever you want if youcan have whatever you want if youfocus correctlyfocus correctly

 The mind does not recognize The mind does not recognizePositive or NegativePositive or Negative

If you focusIf you focus ²  ² it works on that issueit works on that issuePositive or Negative is your choicePositive or Negative is your choice

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 The Stumbling Block  The Stumbling Block 

 We already have a focusing We already have a focusingmechanism in place which might bemechanism in place which might becausing more harm than helpcausing more harm than help

 We have to unlearn our old focusing We have to unlearn our old focusinghabits and relearn new positivehabits and relearn new positivethinking methodsthinking methods

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Focus the Easy Way «Focus the Easy Way «

List what you do not wantList what you do not want

List what you do wantList what you do want

Do not think about what you do notDo not think about what you do not want want

 Affirm to yourself  Affirm to yourself 

Speak it repeatedly to yourself Speak it repeatedly to yourself  When you get confused When you get confused ²  ² ask questionsask questions

 ²  ² it will shift your focus and get youit will shift your focus and get you

clarityclarity

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Easy  WayEasy  Way

Set GoalsSet Goals

 Affirm Affirm

 Visualize Visualize

 And then And then

Practice Practice PracticePractice Practice Practice

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It looks DifficultIt looks Difficult

It looks SimplisticIt looks Simplistic

It looks like a lot of work It looks like a lot of work 

ButBut

It is not very difficultIt is not very difficult

It is very simpleIt is very simple It is a little extra work It is a little extra work 

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Strateg y Strateg y 

If you are hungryIf you are hungry ²  ² you focus on getting yourself food you focus on getting yourself food

If you eatIf you eat -- your hunger is gone your hunger is gone  Alternatively Alternatively

If you focus on why you are hungryIf you focus on why you are hungry -- due to skippingdue to skipping

an earlier mealan earlier meal -- had no timehad no time -- due to running latedue to running late --makes you angrymakes you angry ²  ² do you think you will feel satisfied?do you think you will feel satisfied?

No!No!

Focus on what you need, in the first place.Focus on what you need, in the first place.

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Grass Is Greener«Grass Is Greener«

 The grass is really not greener on the The grass is really not greener on the

other sideother side ²  ² It looks like that because youIt looks like that because you

are focusing on that and not on your ownare focusing on that and not on your own

 patch of grass. patch of grass.

Others are successful because they areOthers are successful because they are

focusing on their kind of successfocusing on their kind of success ²  ² check check  where are you focusing?! where are you focusing?!

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I wish You allI wish You allGreat SuccessGreat Success

 with withthe Power of Focusthe Power of Focus

in this Beautifulin this BeautifulEvent Called Life.Event Called Life.

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