I’ve noticed so many times through my life that people tend to get what they focus on, whether that is good or bad. We often anticipate a problem so guess what that’s what happens, it seems like we are a magnet for everything that we are trying to avoid. Not only do we attract negativity due to our focus, but it also distorts any solutions to correct the situation. Many times the result can be worse than problem that we started with.
Many years ago I worked for a furniture company. A family run transport contractor was assigned to deliver our goods to customer’s homes. The owner of that company was proud to let his son deliver the goods in his brand new removal lorry. The lad was only just turned twenty years old and went out on his own for the first time.
He was driving along the road and failed to steer around a tight bend. The lorry came off the road and headed in a straight line across a ploughed field and crashed into the only tree in the field. He was focusing so much on the crash that he forgot to apply the brakes or turn the steering wheel.
It is easy to focus on the negative things in life, all the obstacles and barriers we face. We can visualise things going wrong and make a catastrophe of the outcome before we begin, but that only gives us what we see as the result. Paint your picture of what you want rather than tainting the image with negativity. You have to believe in a positive outcome if that is what you really want.
Many years ago I worked for a furniture company. A family run transport contractor was assigned to deliver our goods to customer’s homes. The owner of that company was proud to let his son deliver the goods in his brand new removal lorry. The lad was only just turned twenty years old and went out on his own for the first time.
He was driving along the road and failed to steer around a tight bend. The lorry came off the road and headed in a straight line across a ploughed field and crashed into the only tree in the field. He was focusing so much on the crash that he forgot to apply the brakes or turn the steering wheel.
It is easy to focus on the negative things in life, all the obstacles and barriers we face. We can visualise things going wrong and make a catastrophe of the outcome before we begin, but that only gives us what we see as the result. Paint your picture of what you want rather than tainting the image with negativity. You have to believe in a positive outcome if that is what you really want.
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