It’s all about Focus!
(Playing with focus on my new Canon 7D Camera Lens)
Focus is probably one thing you need in this hectic days of our modern lives. I am sure many of you have a ton of things to do but really, do you “focus” on things that matter to you most?
Perhaps it’s time to start saying “no” to new projects you really don’t have time for. Or perhaps it’s time to say “no” to things that simply waste your time.
Whatever your “focus” is, you might help yourself to get more stuff done while doing less if you simply focus on things that are most important to you and ditch the rest, whatever they might be.
Personally, I’ve started only focusing on my blog projects that generate most revenue for me. I get a ton of calls from friends and colleagues everyday asking me to do something for them. Before, I would help them freely but as my life got busier with me focusing on my blog projects, I’ve began to learn that saying no isn’t going to be the end of the world, there’s many other people who could do the job for me. I want to help my friends and family but it seems that in the end, I really need to focus on my own work if I am going to be happy at the end of the year.
Of course, if I had all the time in the world, I would be glad to help others but that’s simply not the case, I have to reach certain goals in my life whether that’s making money or making it to the PGA Tour. Recently, I’ve realized that the more I focus on my goals, the closer I am getting to them.
Selfish?
No, I think it’s more like spending your life doing EXACTLY what you want to do. Everyone has a choice, to either live the life they want or they don’t want.
Plus, I am spending more time that will allow me to relax or have fun. It’s not human nature to work 24/7, even if it’s not work for you. By creatively splitting my time between work and relaxation such as hitting golf balls or playing around with my new DSLR camera, I found that I have more “room” to develop my skills.
Sometimes, it may be a smart thing to shut the rest of the world off and live your own life. (or FOCUS!) Friends are great but as @Shitmydadsays says on Twitter:
“I don’t need more friends. You got friends and all they do is ask you to help them move. Fuck that. I’m old. I’m through moving shit.”
In other words, if it’s not something only YOU can do, perhaps it’s fine asking your friends to hire someone else to do it. Your time is priceless, there’s no price tag on that really.
You only live once so make sure you die happily doing things you want to do, not being micro-managed by someone else.
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