Thinking of the end result
When you’re running a race, you tend to focus on the pounding of the pavement RIGHT NOW. You’re thinking about how hard your lungs are working, how much you’re sweating, and how hard this really is. But if you were to change your focus away from the painful ‘right now’ and started focusing on the finish line and the food, you might have an easier time.
Focusing on the end result
This is the same for those bigger goals you have in your mind. Focusing on the end results helps you take pressure off of yourself to perform well now and allows you to enjoy the journey. If you want to lose weight, for example, stop thinking about how unappetizing and unsatisfying your meal is going to be, but rather think about how thin your thighs will be in a few months. It makes this one meal seem a lot less frugal.
Whenever you find yourself dwelling on the right now, begin to shift your thinking with this question: but what is my goal? When you retrain your brain to think of the future, you can change the way the synapses are firing and it will make your responsibilities right now seem less like chores and more like helpful tasks.
Following through
Picture yourself follow through on any task you might need to do during that day that you tend to avoid. If you have a big project at work, think about how good it will feel to be done with it – for example.
At the beginning of each day and at the end of each day, you should stop to think about the results of your work – even if you can’t see them yet. Picture that healthy body, think about that high bank account, etc. Start placing your focus on the very end of your journey and don’t worry so much about the sweat on your face right now. It means success in your life. It’s going to be worth it.
Have a most outstanding day
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
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