The word “focus” is as important as it sounds. However, applying it in life is not as easy as saying it. If a person manages to build or direct their focus in one direction, they will first have to face many challenges. To achieve any goal, one must go through several difficulties in the beginning.
But once you face those challenges without losing patience and keep moving forward with determination toward your focus, remember — whether someone supports you or not, destiny will always stand with you. Destiny favours those whose focus is clear and dedication is firm.
To concentrate your focus, a few key points are given below.
If you follow them carefully, no one can take success away from you.
Make a firm determination to stay focused.
When a person decides to achieve a goal, they may stay consistent for a while, but soon their direction begins to change. Then comes the thought — “I’ll do it tomorrow.” And the next day, again — “Not today, maybe tomorrow.” Gradually, this habit of postponing leads them astray, and their focus starts to fade. Eventually, the person gets trapped in their own web of excuses and becomes unable to move forward toward their goal.
That’s why, before trying to achieve any goal or dream, you must make a firm and unshakable determination — that no matter what happens, no matter how many challenges or obstacles come your way, I will do it, and I can do it. Even if no one helps me, I will give my best with full dedication.
Believe me, when you work with such firm resolve, difficulties may test you at first, but in the end, victory will be yours. Even the entire universe will stand by you to make it happen.
Therefore, before beginning any task or chasing any goal, take a strong and determined pledge to give it your all.
How to concentrate your mind.
When a person desires something or wishes to do something but still cannot do it — that “cannot do it” actually comes from the mind. It is the mind that completely controls a person. Your actions, thoughts, and decisions are all governed by your mind.
When you develop the ability to control your mind, rather than letting it control you, you will see that no goal will seem difficult to achieve.
Let’s understand this with an example:
Suppose you decide at night that you will wake up at 4 a.m. the next morning and go for a walk. You set your alarm accordingly. The alarm rings at 4 a.m., and you get up and go for your walk. The next day, you plan the same thing again. But when the alarm rings at 4 a.m., you think, “Let me sleep a little longer, I’ll get up at 4:30.” You reset the alarm, and when it rings at 4:30, you say, “It’s still dark outside; I’ll go at 5.”
This is where your mind controlled you, not the other way around.
That’s why you must train your mind to obey you — when the alarm rings at 4 a.m., just get up immediately, no excuses. The moment you start doing this, you begin to master your mind.
This problem exists in everyone’s life. But the one who learns to control their mind and focus their energy toward their goal — that person becomes truly successful.
Develop a never-give-up attitude within yourself.
A stubborn or determined attitude (jeed swabhab) is the most powerful quality a person can have. It is the inner fire to do something and prove oneself. When a person takes a vow — “No matter what happens, I will do it, and I will never deviate from my goal” — that is called never-give-up attitude (jeed swabhab), the spirit of unwavering determination.
It means — I will do it, no matter what. Even if the whole world stands against me, I will not give up. I will stay firm on my goal until I achieve it.
When this attitude becomes a part of you, that’s when true never-give-up attitude (jeed swabhab) is born.
never-give-up attitude (Jeed) means taking a strong oath or promise within yourself — that no matter how difficult the situation becomes, no matter how much pain or struggle you face, you will keep moving forward. Even if you fail, you will never accept defeat until you reach your goal.
This quality is essential for every human being.
For example — when Alexander the Great (Sikandar) decided to conquer the whole world, that was his never-give-up attitude (jeed), his unshakable determination — and he achieved it.
In the same way, take a vow in your heart — I have to do it, no matter what.
And when this never-give-up attitude (jeed swabhab) stays within you till your last breath, believe me — there will be nothing in this world that you cannot achieve.
Meditation is very important.
You may have heard or noticed that all great personalities and saints throughout history had one main practice — they learned to keep their minds calm and steady.
And how does the mind become steady?
It happens when you sit alone in peace and meditate.
When you meditate in solitude, many thoughts will come into your mind — some good, some bad. But there’s no need to worry about that. What matters is that you continue your meditation no matter what thoughts arise.
You’ll notice that these thoughts will start to decrease gradually. Within 10 to 15 days, most of them will fade away on their own.
Meditation plays a very important role in keeping the mind stable and focused in one direction. No matter what kind of mindset or behavior you have, once you bring your mind under meditation, you’ll start gaining control over it.
To keep your mind peaceful, centered, and focused — meditation is essential.
That’s why it’s important to sit in a quiet place every day for 30 to 40 minutes and dedicate that time to meditation.
Purify your inner self.
No work is small or big. What truly matters is the determination in a person’s mind — the will to do it. If you have the desire and mindset to accomplish something, no matter how difficult or big the task may be, you will surely achieve it.
A person who does wrong things always has their focus in the wrong direction, while a person who does the right things keeps their focus only on the right path. Here comes the importance of your inner purity. If your inner self is pure, you will never move in the wrong direction.
