How important is focus?

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were once asked something like, “What would you say is the key to your success?”

Both men gave the same answer.  Both men answered with one word.

FOCUS.

That’s what they said.  No long winded discussion; no loud sermon; no pounding the podium; no fire and brimstone.  Just one word.

FOCUS.

So, I would have to conclude that focus is a pretty important concept when it comes to success.  After all, I’m not about to argue with two these two guys.  That would be like arguing with Sir Edmund Hillary – first guy to climb Mt Everest – about success in mountain climbing.  And, I venture to guess that Sir Hillary’s success involved a large dose of FOCUS.

My book Working My “BUT” Off!: Reflections of a property investor has a short section on FOCUS.  It’s in the chapter titled, “But, Why Write This Book?”  I thought I’d share it with you to give you my thoughts on this concept – FOCUS.

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FOCUS (Excerpt from my Book “Working my BUT off!)

So, instead of writing a property investing “how to” book, I’ll stick to cheer-leading.  I’ll stick to helping you get your belief level up; get your belief level on high.  Get your belief so high you won’t lose focus; so high you won’t get side tracked; so high you won’t let the “dream stealers” pull you down!

Once you get your belief level up things start to happen.

Good things!

Things like focus.

Focus is a very powerful tool.  It’s in your psychological toolbox; it’s in everyone’s.  Most people never use it.  It sits there gathering dust and rust.  After a while, most people don’t even notice it anymore.  It might as well not be there.  Never gets used.  What a shame.  Such a powerful tool rusting away in the bottom corner of the psychological toolbox!

Focus.  Focus.  Focus.  Reach into your psychological tool box and pull out the “FOCUS” tool, then be amazed as the world opens a path for you; the planets align.  As you march forward on your quest, watch as people come to your aid; wanting to join your cause; wanting to be part of your fast moving train; wanting to be a part of something that’s going somewhere!

Yes, the focus of this book is to motivate you to undertake your life calling; your life quest.  It may involve property investing; it may not; doesn’t matter.  All that matters is you begin.  Don’t delay.  Don’t wait for the right time.  Don’t wait for all the lights to go green.  Don’t wait for your friends to say it’s OK.  Don’t wait for the government says it’s OK.  Don’t wait for anyone’s permission.  You’re the boss.  You’re in charge.  You’re in control.  You take control.  You decide.  You call the shots.

Working my BUT off!

Now, let’s get started.  Let me share with you how I worked my BUT off.  You see I had a lot of BUT questions … “But, will it work for me?  But, can I do it?  But, I don’t have any money?  But, I don’t know how?”  And, on and on they went!

I had to get rid of these BUT questions because they would only hold me back.  I had to work them off so I could take off; so I could fly.  I had to eliminate them in order to become “airborne.”  I had to say goodbye to them so I could achieve “escape velocity” allowing me to leave the “JOB world gravitational field” and jettison into the “orbit of financial freedom!”

And, I’m here to encourage you.  To let you know something very important.

YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

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