Saturday, November 10, 2012

Think Big Dream High,E30 – Those Who Do Not like To Focus


Focus

1.Focus means putting all of our attention in resolving one issue at a time until  it is successfully completed. In other words we focus all of our effort and resources on a particular task till its completion. We put aside time, our thoughts, interest, our soul and  our spirit to the task at hand.  We allocate money, workers and resources that we possessed to the task at hand.

2. This is the only way to ensure the minimization of failure to the task at hand. Giving full attention and focus to our studies, InsyaAllah we will not fail. Giving full attention and focus to our career, InsyaAllah we will not fail. Giving full attention and focus to our business, InsyaAllah we will not fail.

3.When we focused, we know with certainty our direction. We know with certainty our aim. We know with certainty our deadline and time frame. By focusing our effort, we can picture the fruits of our labour looming ahead.

Reality in Life

1.There is nothing wrong with being ambitious. It is not inhibiting our focus. However, most of us have this undesirable streak of greediness, impatience and disorderly. These characteristics are against being focused.

2.Greediness caused us wanting everything at one time. Being impatient caused us unable to control our desires to achieve success in a short period of time. Being disorderly caused us to want to do everything at one time. In the end we loose out and not only that, even what is in our possession slipped through our fingers.

3.A student keen to do a double major, believing that he can do it, only manages to achieve an average pass and has difficulty in broadening his career. A successful restauranter is better off expanding his line of business in the catering or food processing sector than dabbling in construction and property development. He has the expertise and experience in food industry why waste time getting involved in a totally new industry which is  alien to him. This could however be done if he sold off his restaurant business to focus on his new property development projects.

4.Just like a cockroach without its tail, it will run around aimlessly without any clear direction. Just like the cockroach being pricked with a pin and when held upside down, we can see its tentacles moving non stop unable to move anywhere. More often than not we hear phrases like, “I am too busy” or “Everyday I reached home at about 10.17 pm in the evening” or “There’s just too much work to do in the office”.

5. Doing 10 projects at the same time, make us become too busy. By implementing one project at a time until completion and then proceeding to start another project until successful will enable us to complete all 10 projects in the same period of time or maybe slightly more but we are confident of its success, quality and productivity.

6.We save time since monitoring and supervising activities can be done in a more effective manner for each of the projects. The learning curve on correcting the weaknesses become shorter when we focused. Experience can be obtained and acquired in a more effective and in-depth manner. The risks suffered can be minimized. Abandoned projects can be totally avoided. Shortage of resources can be overcome. There will be more savings in time and resources achieved through discipline and focus.

7.Nowadays many organizations  are into  multi-tasking. This concept is  suitable for the lower level management staff category such as clerical and those that do not require high expertise. The professionals and the middle management category should not practiced multi-tasking. This reduces their efficiency and productivity. It will not assist them in becoming an expert in their area of interests. It will only create a feeling of confusion and frustration in the employee.

8.Before even finishing  a task, he is being assigned another task. Before completing the new task, he is being asked to replace his co-worker who has gone outstation. The work was not completed in a proper manner, though done on time. The research was not done properly, poor quality of work and  the expertise and experience gained in an improper manner. Not only the organization, the office and the boss suffer losses but worst than that, the employee himself failed in his career.    

Tips

1.Avoid totally practising the culture of the cockroach without tail or the cockroach being pricked with a pin. The sun’s rays will burn anything within its area of  focus. By focusing, our vision can be as clear as 20/20. By focusing, our confidence level is high to achieve success. By focusing, will continue to enhance our skills and expertise. By focusing will make us more creative and innovative as we will be exposed to the latest technology in our area of involvement.

2.Focus will not make us monotonous as we will all the time be challenged   to explore new opportunities in our area of involvement. Being focused, will allow us to have more quality time spent with our family. Being focused, will enable us to  have more time to pamper ourselves in religious knowledge and our health. Being focused will enable us  to think big dream high and have a strong heart to achieve greater success in exploring new endeavors, new opportunities and new challenges.




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