How to Stay Focused as a Leader

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So what does it take to acquire the focus required to be an effective leader?  The secret is to combine priority and concentration with focus.  Webster says that the definition of focus is having clear and sharply defined objectives .  A leader who is well aware of his priorities but has no concentration knows what to do, but will never finish everything on time or might never finish anything at all.  On the other hand, if a leader has concentration but does not know his priorities, he shows excellence but his leadership will not have progress.  However, a leader who learns to harness and develop both these key characteristics will have the potential and ability to accomplish great things.

The important question is, how would you focus your time, energy and effort?  Effective and competent leaders who reach their peak potential spend more time focusing and fixating on what they do well than on what they do wrong.  To be successful as a leader and a person, sharpen and keep center on your strengths and take time to cultivate them.  This is the area where you should give all your resources, energy and time.  It will be well worth it and the returns would be tremendous.  Believe in the equation that growth equals change.  If you want to do great things, and yearn for progress in all aspect of your life, you have to keep evolving, changing and keep on improving no matter what.  Mind you, this isn't very easy to do, because this means going out of your comfort zone and treading on areas that are very new to you.  When you appropriate your time to new things related to areas of your strength, then you will grow not just a great leader, but an amazing individual in all respect.  Keep in mind, in leadership, if you cease growing, you are through.

How to Live Your Life Positively Happy

Charles Schwab once said, “A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm”.

Do you relish each day and live your life purpose with happiness?  What's the most important thing to remember?  In your life as a whole, what really matters?  What is your purpose in life?  Define it in one word, a phrase or in a single sentence.  Write it down in positive words. Instead of saying "I'll stop getting so angry", say "I'll be more loving and appreciative of people who value me".  Use words you can connect with, say it out loud and feel it.  Keep your purpose close to your heart and speak it with self- respect.  Banish self- doubt.  Knowing what you want to live and live for feels sacred. Remember and recommit to your life's purpose.

What are your priorities? Clarify them.  Rank your priorities and ultimately ask yourself "If there's only one aim I can attain, what will it be"?  That's your top priority.  Let your true priorities speak to you, understand how important they are.  Weave more of your time and energy into your top priorities over low priorities.

You need to choose friends who are optimistic and happy themselves, as you will be surrounded with positive energy.  Positive social relationships are a key to happiness, so be sure you make time to visit with friends, family and your significant other.  Kindness is not only contagious; it's also proven to make you happier.  When you're kind to others, your brain produces feel-good hormones and neurotransmitters such as serotonin and you're able to build strong relationships with others, fostering positive feelings all around.

Happy people know how to let life's daily irritations roll off their back.  Allow yourself to be immersed in whatever it is you're doing right now, and take time to really be in the present moment.  Avoid replaying past negative events in your head or worrying about the future; just savor what's going on in your life now.  Truly live each day, and the future will take care of itself. Joy becomes a way of living that will get you through even the bad times. The future becomes a happier place of no regrets.

A Memorial Day Salute

A moment of silence please. For the brave men and women, that protected our freedom, and did not return to be with us today.  My heart goes out to their family and friends on this day, their day, our Memorial Day.  Thank you for your sacrifice and our freedom.  The cost of obtaining it and keeping it, we owe to these true hero's.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died while defending our Nation and its values.  These men and women are heroes for the profound contribution they have made to securing our Nation's freedom.