17/08/2022
HOW A PLATE OF RICE AND MEAT CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO FOCUS IN LIFE....
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My first lesson on the power of focus was from my mum
And she did it with just a plate of rice with meat.
You see, I really like food a lot but what I like most in it is the meat. So, as a child, I would go for the meat on top of my food first and then either forget the food later on or just end up taking very little. I know most of us will relate to this growing up lol 😂
But you see, my mum has this really "weird" belief that eating your meat before eating your food is a bad habit
So she started watching out for my "bad meat habit".
She would drop the food and then smack my face whenever I go for the meat first.
"Finish your food first" She would growl "In fact, don't touch that meat until you firash that food".
I tried getting my way with crying and tantrums and it didst work. So I got the message and was pinned down to unlearning my favourite bad habit.
So I would eat and eat (with tears running down my face), and force myself to finish the food first because if I didn't then no meat for me.
Till today, I don't go for the meat in the food till I'm done eating. And when I see people eat their meat first before they start eating, I get disgusted.
So why I'm I telling you this story?
First, because I wanted to tell you the secret of why I grew up to become such a cute young man that always finished my food as a child.
And secondly, It's also because I want to show you the power of a meat in your life (pun intended)
You can't focus without a GOAL (meat). A specific goal
A Lot of people start up a project or make new year resolutions and then either change it or dump it entirely before they finish.
The reason we do this is is because we don't have a specific gel that fits into the plan for that project.
When you focus on a specific goal, focusing on the task at hand becomes easier.
So, do you want to be more hard-working in your office? You need to get a goal that will push you on, like say, winning best employee of the year by December.
You want to stop smoking? Have a goal that will keep you focused. Like say, I want to quit smoking by the end of the year so my spouse will kiss me more without hesitating at the thought of my bad breath
... Or whatever else that you would like. It can be anything.
Or even.... I need to put more work into my business so I will save 24 million, geez!!!
That will keep you focused on your work because you have a target
When goals are specific, focus is easier. When your goals are not specific, it's harder to be focused
Happy focusing
