{"id":1092,"date":"2021-03-10T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyjordanspeaks.com\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2022-03-09T01:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T06:33:06","slug":"reminder-what-we-focus-on-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyjordanspeaks.com\/reminder-what-we-focus-on-matters","title":{"rendered":"Reminder . . . What we focus on MATTERS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was reminded again recently that we get what we focus our mental and emotional attention.  This concept is part of any and every self- help theory, ideology, and spiritual guidance.  It\u2019s one of those things we know intellectually but putting it into practice is often a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the weekend I spent a lot of time \u2018getting ready\u2019(procrastinating) to sit down and actually start to continue writing my new manuscript.  I owe my editor updates and my lack of focus is seriously holding up the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, after serious mental gymnastics I sat down late Saturday afternoon and started typing.  Low and behold as I got going a lot of writing was done in a relatively short amount of time.  Feeling productive I took a break, cleaned a bit, and then went back to the laptop.  Yes, I was tired but once I decided to stop doing everything but the task at hand, it was not as hard as I had anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day I said to myself: \u2018Self, let\u2019s do this.\u2019  Yes, the content is emotionally charged but it isn\u2019t that hard to just sit down and do the work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme I have for this year is \u2018Fearlessness\u2019 and I had to remind myself to just go for it.  I work to overcome procrastination, which is the result of a deep-seated doubt that my work is not important and that I won\u2019t be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does this sound familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of us who are not naturally optimistic, reimagining our lives and staying focused on positive outcomes takes work.    When I saw the quote about what we focus on is what manifests (Thank You Leeza Gibbons) I started to think about what do I really focus on mentally and emotionally and how is it impacting my daily life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 It\u2019s so easy to get into victim mode and just forget that my thoughts are a choice and when I start to obsess about things or get stuck in the pain of being single or I have pandemic fatigue, I have to catch myself and redirect my thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s March and spring is peeking through the clouds.  The theme this month is persistence.    Yes, it was more comfortable this weekend to lay in bed and watch Netflix than it is to sit down and write about challenging life moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in these strange times when it seems like nothing is moving, doing the work is a cause and it will get effects.  Focusing on the possibility of getting this book out to encourage women around the globe is as mentally easy as thinking why bother and hiding from the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am also aware that taking even the smallest action decreases anxiety.  Have I responded to that email?  Have I called in a prescription refill?  Have I made the bed and done the dishes?  It all counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a few things that help me to stay focused and persistent on moving ahead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n