Creating A Laser Focus

The more focused you are in 2014, the more effective you’ll be.

There’s awesome power in a focused life. Diffused light doesn’t have much of an effect on what it touches. But when you focus light — like the sun’s light through a magnifying glass — you can light a piece of paper or grass on fire. If you can focus it even more, it becomes a laser. A laser can cut through steel and destroy cancer.

The same is true with your life. If your 2014 is directionless, you’ll just drift through without impacting much. But if you focus your year on a few key goals, then you can make a powerful impact.

“Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty” Proverbs 21:5

You’ll never reach a vague goal because you’ll never know if you’ve completed it.

For example, if your goal for 2014 is to be a better parent, that’s vague. Even if you make the goal to spend more time with your children this year, you’ll never really know if you’ve completed the goal.

But if you commit to spending an hour every Tuesday evening with your children, that’s specific. You’ll know whether or not you’ve completed it. Those kinds of goals can change your life.

– Rick Warren