Most people don’t get how much control they actually have over their own lives.

Do you?

Here’s a hint: if you’re still stewing over a circumstance or a situation … you’re not comprehending your true power.

Maybe you’ve heard the following:

“What you focus on expands.”
~ Esther Jno-Charles

That’s why, for any part of your life that’s not yet where you’d like it to be yet, ask yourself:

What am I focusing on?

It matters.

Because your focus = your life

Your focus is literally creating your life.

By life, I mean pretty much everything that’s a part of your experience:

  • Relationships
  • Health/body
  • Business
  • Finances
  • Fun and more

How does your focus feel?

Minute by minute, you can get an idea of where you’re focusing by simply tuning in to how you’re feeling in that moment.

For example, let’s look at this from a business perspective.

I have clients who’ve spent years telling the story about how they can’t be as successful as they’d like because they’re not good at selling. As they talk, the following kinds of statements spill out of them:

“I can’t sell. I’ll never be any good at it. To be good at selling, I’d have to be pushy.”

As you read the above sentence, can you feel what effect that thought’s focus would have on someone?

When I ask them how they feel when saying/thinking these things, the answer is never good.

It’s because this kind of focus keeps them stuck in feelings of defeat. It virtually closes the door for improvement of the situation!

Now imagine if that same person instead shifted the focus and their thoughts onto noticing ways they CAN connect with potential clients. Or onto how they can simply show up and serve.

Do you feel what a difference that makes? It leaves room for their desires.

What you focus on expands. So whenever possible, shift your focus onto what is aligned with your goals and feels good to you. Focus on your desires and the actions that support them. Seek out what lights you up and inspires you.

Is it time to ditch the drama?

Ask yourself if your thoughts and the stories you tell are supporting the life you want to be living.

If not: what kind of thoughts would feel aligned with the life you want to be living?

Because day by day, your focus is creating your life.

The results of a change of focus can add up. In my own life, I’ve noticed that every time I change my focus around any area of my life … that area of my life begins to transform.

Your turn

Are you ready to give it a shot?

Your mood and energy levels can be subtle and immediate indicators of your focus. Start by feeling into those indicators for clues on where you’ve been focused.

Notice areas of focus that feel good to you, and which don’t feel as good.

Then, deliberately focus more attention on what feels good. Lean into what feels positive. Journaling on gratitude in these areas can be a wonderful tool to become more intentional in your focus going forward.

Use what you discover to shift your focus going forward. You’ve got this!

XO
Piper