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I am keenly interested in reading many articles to continually beinformed and formulate ideas concerning life training, life skills, leadershiptraining, skill building, personal good and mentoring training. Basically it’sall about life business to say the least, but also as a means to trulyacknowledge my personal mission that is to assess “what is my worth?” An ophthalmologist once quoted that there were more nearsightedpeople in New York City than in any other cities. His logic behind this wasthat people were among the skyscrapers, boxed in by the walls of high skyscrapers, which in turn limited their field of vision. For some of these people, the only opportunity for a distantvision was to look up at the skyline, unfortunately few people in New York everdid. Thus, he said, the constant use of the eyes for short distances causesnearsightedness and dissatisfaction. I'm not a medical expert, so I cannotattest to the validity of this claim, but I do see a logic counterpart here:Our eyes can be so focused on the “immediate” on the short term benefits thatwe lose sight of the “ultimate” goal. Another idea I had been... “When youroutlook is bad ... try the up look”! You’ll sure have better perspective.  Our eyes only see what our minds and hearts point them toward,blurring what we really need to see and realize. Some see one thing. Someone else sees something else.  Who is right! What we perceive is far morethan an image.  We perceive what weobserve!  Our perceptions andpreconceived filters determine how we interpret the observation.  If we are looking through eyes of faith,we’ll see what God sees!  He sees the bigpicture, but always aspire that we avoid being prejudice. We should try seeing through the looking glass of faith. So islove. So is joy. When we see life through faith-filled, loving, joyful eyes,the whole world looks different. It will change your perspective in to a morefulfilling and ultimately leads to the completion of your main goals. The difference between the size of the sun and the size of aquarter is a difference of a few millimeters and millions of miles. Yet, we canhold that tiny quarter so close to our eyes that we cannot see the sun.  It is the same with our problems. The blessings of life are somuch greater than any problem we'll ever face! But if we are not careful we canlook so closely at our problems that we allow them to block our vision of ourblessings. As a mentor, what I can advice is “Always look on the bright side,never take on a task solely for the purpose of compensation but do it in orderto help others.” We need to stay focused! And, not only with our eyes but with ourhearts must stay focused.  Our minds muststay focused.  Our lives must stayfocused!  It should have a synergy withour entire being. Thus only then our “vision” for the future will becomeclear.  Doubt will leave! Faith willappear.  Stay focused on your personalmission! We can only move in one direction ... and that is thedirection of our most dominant current thought. Let me ask you a question.  When you widen the beam of the flashlight,what happens to the strength of the beam? Exactly: the beam gets weaker, right?And a weaker beam means less light. We need to weigh in the pros and cons ofthese. There is always a purpose for each but what I am emphasizing is that weneed intensity as opposed to variable volume. We can achieve something withprecision if we narrowly focus on that particular goal. What happens to the strength of the beam and to the strengthof the light when you narrow it down to a small spotlight? We all know that the strength of the beam becomes muchstronger. Whether we like it or not our brain is a lot likethat. Our brains work very much the same way. This knowledge is one of the mostpowerful tools available to a human being. You can focus your mind and it willgive you greater light and clarity.  Now,before you think that I’m getting a little “outer limits” on you ... I want toassure you I’m not. I’ll not ask you to chant “hocus pocus get in focus” threetimes! Our mind is only being used for about 5-10 % of itspotential. We get so bogged down trying to get ahead we lose sight of ourultimate goals. I’m quoting these scientifically proven facts. Yes... focus isa visual term. We often lose our focus... thus we can’t see our vision! Andwithout a vision ...we perish! Let's look at what the dictionary says about focus.  Focus ... The distinctness orclarity of an image rendered by an optical system. Or another way of saying it  ...The state of maximum distinctness orclarity of such an image: You are either in focus or out of focus. I am an avid videographer. I have an option in mycamera that is used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order tomake an image distinct or clear.  On mycamera I can use an automatic focus or a manual one.        In life we only have a manual focus.  And we have to readjust it for every scene weshoot. If needed be that the lighting changes we have to adjust the focus.  If the subject moves or changes we have toadjust the focus.  If we move that camerawe adjust the focus. Life has so many variables that every day of our lives wemust choose to focus in on that day's events. We cannot just point and shoot.  We need to obtain clarity on what we are truly trying to achieve andfocus on those goals with distinct intensity like no other. We are so often bombarded with options that it usuallybogs us down to make a decision.  Don’tget me wrong ... multiple streams of income are good things. A diversifiedportfolio is a good thing.  But anundisciplined... chase every bright light that comes along mentality... is nota good thing. We must have focus! If the mind is renewed ... the body is subdued.  We have to bring our body into subjection.  In other words, the inner man must controlthe outer man. We are usually persuaded indefinitely by outside stimulus thatwe find pleasurable yet can be destructive or by whatever brings egogratification. Ah, but Gary, are you saying mind over matter?  I’m saying that what is on your mind doesmatter! Or, it’s all over! Steadfast focus can save you from heaps of trouble, SoFocus on staying focused on yourpersonal mission to the culmination of your worth!