FOCUS - Stay on Course

It's been over one year since I posted on this blog. Not that it did not mean anything to me. I had a lot going on and am slowly get back on my feet.

We are now well into the year 2018. What with all the hype for resolutions and plans we always set out to do at the beginning of every year. Do we ever know when these plans fall off the radar? In most instances it's until something goes wrong or when the year is almost coming to an end that we get jolted back to reality. Sometimes it is too late to do anything. I, for instance, had set out to read a book or two every month (it's doable) but in this 3rd month I have only struggled through a few pages of my first book. I realise that there's much that I haven't even started doing. You will realise that we also create excuses for "not having time".

What is it that I am doing wrong?

I just realise that I have always allowed distractions to take over.

What would happen if I just chose to focus on one item at ago?
How have some people I know managed to do so much and stay on course for years?

It is for this reason that I have speaking to a few friends, about their experiences in different areas, something we can borrow from. Checking out the word focus - PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SOMETHING, and the acronym FOLLOW ONE COURSE UNTIL SUCCESS; I shall be sharing these experiences with you here.

Stay tuned and keep warm!

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