Oprah Winfrey was making The Color Purple and she was sitting at lunch with Steven Spielberg, arguably the world’s greatest director. He was writing in his journal the goals he was going to accomplish: He wanted to start a new company called DreamWorks with two partners, and he was going to make a billion dollars a year.
Oprah asked him, “Can I see your journal?" He handed it to her. After reading his goals, she inquired, “Do you mind if I copy that in mine?" Spielberg was thinking that she was going to copy DreamWorks. She took her name, Oprah, turned it backwards to Harpo Productions, and she wrote, “I need certain people as my partners, and I’ll make a billion a year!" The rest is history. She became the first female billionaire.
Why?
Luck favors the prepared. Part of your preparation is writing down your goals.
Oprah had prepared herself by writing in a journal. She saw her future. She saw a man who was doing the future. She modeled him. She said, “I am going to be a person of action."
Writing down goals and ideas is spiritual law.
Ancient wisdom says, “Write a thing; make it clear; it shall be established unto you." Some of you need to write down your goals.
I teach it this way: “Write 101 goals." That is your preparation. Keep adding to it. Do not cross them out like items on a grocery list. Write down “Victory!" when you achieve them.
Oprah became the first female self-made billionaire in history. Many people would say that was luck.
It was preparation before it was luck!
She wanted to be in The Color Purple; she read the book 20 times, and she met Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones told Steven Spielberg, “You’ve got to have this woman in your picture!"
The rest is history.
So many people talk about wanting to be lucky. If you don’t feel as though you are lucky right now, then you need to focus on your preparation.
How To Write Goals Objectives
The place in which you work has its own atmosphere. The office or cubicle in which you work should reflect your personality. It should be quiet, and you should have an adequate, clean workspace, however, if you are going to spend your time there, you should want to be there. When you have this type of environment, you are more likely to accomplish a lot more work.
It has been proven that music has ability to help you focus on the task at hand. The genre of the music is up to the person listening to it. Music can make the everyday distractions that cause you to loose focus, disappear. It is recommended however that you use earphones, as other people may not share the same taste in music.
There are a lot of ways to improve your focus and concentration. If you are unable to do it on your own, workshops and seminars are available in many cities and towns across the country. They are designed to assist you in developing your focus and concentration skills.
If at the end of a long day, you find that you do not have the time or energy to attend a workshop or seminar, you can visit your local bookstore to find thousands of books lining the shelves on the subject improving focus and concentration.
When you feel your focus is slipping, a good way to get it back is to take a bath instead of a shower before work. A shower is usually short, while you can lounge and soak in a bath. You will emerge feeling refreshed and you may find that the stress you had went down the drain with the bath water.
It is a proven fact that when you are hungry, you focus and concentration suffer. While dieting can help you loose weight, it can also decrease your concentration levels. It is important that you eat breakfast, healthy or not, it will assist you to focus better.
The power of positive thinking is very much underestimated in todays society. Self-affirmation can stimulate your brain and give you the boost that you need to focus better. It has been proven to work.
Saying positive phrases to yourself over and over again will unconsciously help you to convince yourself that it is true. There is no greater power than believing in yourself.
Believe it or not, breathing can actually help reduce the stress that you feel. When you are less stressed you are able to focus better. There are certain breathing exercises that you can learn to assist you in developing better focus and concentration.
It is important to have the right tools to improve your concentration. It is more important that you use them. Having the right attitude will also assist you in making sure that your focus and concentration is on track. This in turn will have favorable results with your boss.
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