An excerpt from Direct Selling For Dummies.
For a lot of people, the idea of focusing on something with undivided attention seems almost impossible. There is just too much to do and there are too many interruptions.
In business, you normally find yourself in one of two situations:
✓ Situation 1: “Omigosh, I need to call this recruit lead, put this order in, and make coaching calls to my three hosts.” You have so much going on that you can’t focus on completing any one project. In this case, you’re not focusing on anything, and you’re not producing any results.
✓ Situation 2: “I have no business. I don’t know where to begin. I’m feel-ing so bad. I don’t even have any good leads.” You have let fear paralyze you. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by all the tasks you have to do, the end result is so stressful that you don’t even know where to begin — so you don’t.
With the Power Hour, you learn to take each task and break it down, making it easy and well prioritized, and giving you a starting point.
There’s no way around it: Focus takes focus. Everything else in your life needs to be put away for 15 minutes, so you can focus your undivided attention on the priority at hand. It is easier than it sounds. You can do anything for 15 minutes! Do it with the prize in mind — at the end, you’ll have achieved what you wanted. You’ll have results, and the next block of 15 minutes will be even easier.
What you focus on is what you get.
Most people tend to spend their days focused on what they don’t want:
“I don’t like the way I look in this. I don’t want to go to work today. I hate dealing with this person. I don’t like making phone calls. People aren’t open to me. The kids don’t listen to me. I don’t want my relationship to be this way. I don’t. . . I don’t. . . I don’t. . ..”
In life, and business, you are guaranteed to get whatever you focus on. If you focus on the fact that you’re not feeling good, you’re going to continue to not feel good. If you focus on how bad your business is, your business is going to continue to be bad. But if you focus on what a great product you have and what an awesome family you have, you’re going to be excited and your busi-ness is likely to do well. You have a choice every day to look at the glass as half full or half empty. Choose well.