How to choose an area of primary focus
To choose your area of primary focus, ask yourself this question: If I were to focus on improving one area of my life this year (health, finances, relationships, etc.), what single area would have the greatest overall impact?
Most of the time, you’ll find one area of your life lagging behind the others. From a purely objective sense, the area may not be horrible, but relative to the other parts of your life, it’s the weakest link. What part of your life do you find most lacking? What’s holding you back? If you could snap your fingers and guarantee a major improvement in one area of your life, what would it be? Would you improve your finances? Fall in love? Get in shape? Overcome an addiction? Transform a relationship? Discover your life purpose?
Here’s a sample list of areas from which you might select your primary focus. Consider this a guide, not a comprehensive list:
- Work/Career/Business
- Financial
- Relationship
- Home & Family
- Physical Health
- Mental/Educational
- Social/Friends
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- Character
- Contribution
- Fun & Adventure
For example, if you’re 50 pounds overweight, that’s a serious problem that will negatively affect many parts of your life, including your health, your career, and your relationships. (Don’t try the denial route with me.) Go to the gym, pick up two 25-lb dumbbells, walk around with them, and ask yourself if you really want to carry that burdensome weight 24/7 for another year. If you made physical fitness your #1 priority for the year — and I mean #1 by your actions, not the wishful thinking version – then even if you made little or no progress in every other area of your life, it would make a huge difference, wouldn’t it? You may not lose all the weight, but if you commit to physical fitness as your top priority, you’re certainly going to make more progress than if you don’t. You’ll probably end the year feeling you accomplished something amazing.
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