The most common coaching request I get is, “How can I stay laser focused on my vision? I feel so scatterbrained…overwhelmed…I can’t concentrate!”
My clients are multi-passionate heart-centered professionals. They are creative entrepreneurs and executive leaders. So passion is not a problem, they are filled with it every day, in every way. But where they fall short is in laser focus which is what will make your vision become a reality in no time, but without it? Your not going to win that gold medal.
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Asking “How can I stay focused?” is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you start your day thinking you will be overwhelmed, you will undoubtedly be. If you feel scatterbrained, then undoubtedly you will be.
What if you started the day with clarity, passion, purpose, and direction? Sounds different right?
Here is the key to focus: it is the only thing you can control. We spend a lot of time and wasted energy trying to control everything else, co-workers, train schedules, client deadlines, and expectations, and my favorite…trying to control your kids. A winless effort!
If your passion and purpose are not big enough, if you are busy controlling everything else around you, besides your focus, you are going to get frustrated and bored. If you can’t focus, you don’t have a goal. So, to avoid the overwhelm and boredom of a multi-passionate entrepreneur you are going to need a goal.
And I hate to say it, because I’m not a believer in New Year’s resolutions but after years of training as a life and leadership coach, goal setting is the number one reason people hit their goals, sounds obvious right?
I love the Olympics and the story behind the Olympians.
Here are 4 things I notice about Olympians that bring purpose and passion while not getting caught in self-sabotage and lack of laser focus.
1. To be an Olympian you need to be incredibly good-looking.
Just kidding! But seriously, all Olympians are super good-looking, must be that healthy diet and working out six hours a day. This Olympics, 2024, I’m obsessed with women’s rugby player, Ilona Maher. Her confidence, and body positivity (5’10” and 200lbs. 170 of which are lean muscle!) I’m obsessed with her cheeky Instagram posts. Mark my words, she will have a clothing and makeup deal by the holidays.
2. Have a goal.
Your goal is to win gold. Do whatever it takes to make that happen, whatever your gold is. This is the first step to define what your goal metal is. It could be landing your first $10,000 job. It could be collaborating with a multimillion-dollar brand. It could be teaching your daughter how to walk.
Point being, how can you win that gold medal if you don’t know what IT is? Read more about how I broke up my self-defeating pattern of perfectionism to find and win my gold medal.
3. Create support.
You know the reason why Olympians win medals? Because they have sports coaches, therapists and mindset coaches. They create the support they need to be the best version of themselves. Consider who you need on your team to create your best self. And I don’t mean social media managers, accountants or production artists, all of which are helpful and I certainly have on my team.
But consider who do you need on your team to support your purpose and passion, who do you need to support your mind, body, and soul? Who is going to support all of you? Find yourself a coach.
4. Give yourself a deadline.
Olympians know that every four years they have a chance to win the gold. Lesson learned: If you don’t have a deadline you don’t have anything to hit.
This is where I often get caught up as a multi-passionate entrepreneur and super mom (kidding about that last part). I have all of the ideas, I set them in motion, and then I move my deadline all over the place. It’s super exhausting to always be heading toward something that is moving. Read how I reset and restructured my life to create and meet goals.
So in summary:
- Find out what your gold is.
- Do whatever it takes to make that happen.
- Create a support system for your mind body and soul.
- Have a deadline
Here’s the catch: It’s all practice. Hit that deadline, or not, your passion and purpose will still be there and you will be moving forward and sharing your impact with the world. Keep practicing.
You don’t win gold by going down the hill once on a snowboard.
