Friday, 28 March 2014 00:42

Developing the Clarity of Purpose to Stay Focused Featured

Written by
Rate this item
(0 votes)

This is an Extract from the Book "Football and Life: The Winning Mentality" authored by Jefferson O Imgbi

The idea about writing this book came to me like a flash. Immediately I decided to meditate on it and try to ascertain what I want to write, the objective, the audience, the message and the impact. I needed a clear message, and until I was able to get all these factors figured out, I was unable to start writing. Clarity of purpose is important for the achievement of success and for making dreams come true. Your dream or goal must be specific and clear, not something vague. While it’s fun to dream about winning the Premier League title and be successful, Arsenal has to know and define what they truly want to get or achieve. Clarity of purpose is important for success in any venture – for losing weight, getting a new car or travelling abroad. If you don’t know exactly what you want, how can you get it?

Recently I needed a personal trainer to assist me to get back to a level I can coach myself. The first thing the trainer wanted to know was my clear purpose. He wanted to know what I want to achieve and when I want to achieve it. This enabled him to draw up a program for me. Also he wanted to know how often I will be available and my time schedule. We discussed how many sessions I need to achieve my goal. I made his job easy, because I was clear on what I wanted. It was unfortunate for him that I did not continue with him, as I only come to discover that my membership already gives me training instructors who will coach me, and I can achieve the same results. So why pay twice for a service? The point is, you must have a clear vision in mind.

What do you want from your marriage, your job or your friends? If you can’t define your friendship, then I can tell you that soon you won’t be satisfied. That friendship could end up being one-sided, or you will be pretending to stay as a friend without any form of satisfaction. When you have clarity of purpose, you know what steps you need to take. With clarity of purpose, you focus on the goal, without wasting time or energy. Clarity of purpose is like focusing a strong source of light on your goal, so that you see it clearly.

Here are a few tips to help develop your clarity of purpose:


1.    Know what you want.
2.    Investigate why you want to achieve your goal and what you will gain by achieving it.
3.    Put your goals in writing and review them daily
4.    Be certain that you really want to achieve your goal. While writing, I contacted several publishers and made preparations, even before I finished writing this book. I am determined to publish it no matter what, but with a quality that will make it very attractive. Why would I want to publish a book people won’t read? I am not going to waste my time and the time of my audience, so I must give them quality.
5.    Accept that any kind of goal you have is a million times better than not having any goal.
6.    Read and learn about your goal.
7.    Look at pictures about your goal.
8.    Visualize your goal clearly.
9.    In your mind, see all the details.
10.    Pay attention to the path and not just the end result.
11.    Stick with one primary goal at a time. It’s easy to fall into the trap of jumping around between different goals and making little progress on any one of them.
12.    Be specific as to colour, size, quantity, shape, place, and so on, of what you want to get or accomplish.
13.    Sometimes it’s tough to set a clear goal, because you don’t know what you’re getting into. In that case you can experiment to gain clarity about the goal space you’re exploring.
14.    Learn to focus your mind on your goal.
15.    Remove clutter from your life.
16.    Display perseverance and some self-discipline in your life.

Some people will judge you harshly for undertaking such an exploration, but their reactions have little to do with you. They may be upset because you’re reminding them that they haven’t been learning and growing as much as they could be. Or they may be upset because you’re interfering with their sense of certainty; they thought they had you all figured out, and then you throw them for a loop. Or they may just be having a bad day. Regardless of the reason, don’t let fear about other people’s reactions hold you back from conducting your own growth experiments.

If I can handle all the sardonic silliness that other people feel inclined to say about me, then surely you can handle your friends and family thinking you’ve gone off the deep end for a while. Just remember that every person who takes issue with what you’re doing is really saying, “I care about you enough to invest my time in you.” The British press, media and a bunch of Arsenal fans were harsh on Arsène Wenger and the squad, but he had clarity of purpose, which kept him focused; and when the results started coming, they swallowed their words and started saying nice things about him. Still he did not give a damn about what they were saying but rather stayed focused on his goal. He was not the one taking time for them; they spent all their time on him and his squad, because he means so much to them, even if they will not admit it, and they cannot do without him. They think they can, but they can’t. So when they talk about you they do because they cannot live without you on their lips.

UK Paper Back Edition: http://amzn.to/1ckzlDY  
UK Kindle Edition: http://amzn.to/1ckAYBx  
US Paper Back Edition: http://amzn.to/1epi10i  
US Kindle Edition: http://amzn.to/1clnQIN

106128 comments

  • Comment Link ftagslgb Monday, 27 June 2022 20:20 posted by ftagslgb

    https://www.ivermectinusd.com/ ivermectin pharmacy

  • Comment Link walmart viagra 100mg price Monday, 27 June 2022 19:26 posted by walmart viagra 100mg price

    https://viagrabag.com/

  • Comment Link air jordans Monday, 27 June 2022 16:10 posted by air jordans

    I am glad for commenting to make you be aware of of the brilliant encounter my princess encountered browsing your blog. She picked up numerous details, which include how it is like to possess an excellent giving nature to make many people really easily fully grasp various hard to do things. You truly exceeded our own expected results. Thank you for giving such practical, trusted, edifying and as well as fun tips about this topic to Ethel.

  • Comment Link Athbstept Monday, 27 June 2022 15:41 posted by Athbstept

    liquid sildenafil what is sildenafil https://sildenafilrealed.com/

  • Comment Link Michaelhoipt Monday, 27 June 2022 15:13 posted by Michaelhoipt

    buy generic viagra no prescription

  • Comment Link save refuges Monday, 27 June 2022 13:48 posted by save refuges

    Hi there would you mind letting me know which hosting company you're
    using? I've loaded your blog in 3 different browsers
    and I must say this blog loads a lot faster then most.

    Can you recommend a good web hosting provider at a fair price?
    Kudos, I appreciate it! save refuges

  • Comment Link suacuritiba Monday, 27 June 2022 12:42 posted by suacuritiba

    all black new air jordan 11 mens detroit lions 90 gabe wright nike white elite jersey christian louboutin rabakate vintage the north face 700 nuptse puffer jacket air monarch foot locker gear4 battersea iphone 12 pro
    suacuritiba http://www.suacuritiba.com/

  • Comment Link jordan shoes Monday, 27 June 2022 11:36 posted by jordan shoes

    I in addition to my buddies have been studying the nice items located on your website and so immediately I got a horrible feeling I never thanked the web site owner for them. The guys became so stimulated to read all of them and now have quite simply been taking advantage of them. Thank you for turning out to be well kind as well as for deciding on some extraordinary resources most people are really desirous to understand about. Our own sincere regret for not expressing appreciation to you earlier.

  • Comment Link paul george shoes Monday, 27 June 2022 11:32 posted by paul george shoes

    I wish to voice my passion for your kind-heartedness supporting people that must have guidance on this concept. Your real commitment to getting the solution all over ended up being certainly interesting and has without exception helped regular people like me to attain their dreams. Your own interesting instruction means a lot a person like me and extremely more to my office colleagues. Thank you; from each one of us.

  • Comment Link golden goose outlet Monday, 27 June 2022 10:36 posted by golden goose outlet

    I wish to express some appreciation to this writer for bailing me out of this difficulty. After searching through the internet and obtaining solutions that were not beneficial, I was thinking my entire life was well over. Existing without the presence of strategies to the issues you've resolved as a result of your good article content is a critical case, as well as those which may have adversely affected my entire career if I had not come across the blog. Your own personal ability and kindness in maneuvering all things was precious. I'm not sure what I would've done if I had not come upon such a thing like this. It's possible to now look ahead to my future. Thanks a lot very much for your reliable and effective help. I will not hesitate to recommend your web site to any person who needs assistance on this problem.

Leave a comment

Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.