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Usman,
I also know what it’s like to change your business goals just because you’re bored with them. I started a music business, consulting business and got into about 8 network marketing groups within a matter of 4 years. It was a challenge to stay focused on the big picture purpose of my company while zooming in on each particular area and analyzing new opportunities. And alot of times, I got off track (or at least I thought so).
In the last year, I’ve analyzed my business operations to make sure that they are congruent with my vision. By applying laser beam focus to the activities that I’ve taken a part of, I’ve discovered that alot of them were the right activities – but I had applied them in the wrong way. I turned them into the “main thing” and they were only designed to support the main thing.
I think that when we apply laser beam focus to the activities we’ve taken a part of in boom times, we find a common thread in our vision. We discover who we are at our core. In downturns, we are forced to do what we do best and tie everything else in. The way we relate these things back to our original vision is through focus.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience on the matter of focus Thomas. Greatly appreciate it.
Finding that core focus is what it is all about. Without that guiding principle it is very easy to fall of the track.
I hope 2009 is a great year for you and your business.