{"id":6457,"date":"2015-07-30T09:41:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T14:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=6457"},"modified":"2017-03-20T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T22:08:33","slug":"focus-on-the-end-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2015\/07\/30\/focus-on-the-end-result\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on the End Result"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"focus\"<\/a>It may be difficult for most items to go through a needle\u2019s eye, but it doesn\u2019t have to be when staying focused on the goals you\u2019ve set at the beginning of the year. This is why we have decided to give you a mid-year check up and some quotes to motivate you to stay focused and complete what you have started.<\/p>\n

Are you ready? Then let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Have you lost 10 lbs or more toward your weight loss goal?
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Did you complete a 5K, half marathon, triathlon or any competition?
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Are you a vegan, vegetarian or living a healthier lifestyle?
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Was the trip to that selected country, city, island or state as awesome as planned?
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Does your financial statement reflect your new focus on savings?
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Have you changed jobs\/careers or opened your own business?
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Did you join or became active in a charitable organization?
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Spiritually, have you placed your faith in the hands of the one who created you?
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Were the words “I do”, “I will marry you” or “Yes, I\u2019m pregnant” uttered from your lips?
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you plan on accomplishing all of your 2015 goals before the end of the year?<\/p>\n

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, then you\u2019ve remained focused and are about to see the rewards for all your efforts.<\/p>\n

If your response is “no” for most, then read and post some of the motivational quotes below in your living or work space to help encourage you for the next five months.<\/p>\n

Quotes That Inspire<\/strong>
\n\u201cOur goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.\u201d \u2014 Stephen A. Brennan<\/p>\n

\u201cCircumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.\u201d \u2014 Mario Andretti<\/p>\n

\u201cFocused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren\u2019t sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.\u201d \u2014 John Carmack<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don\u2019t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there, you\u2019re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.\u201d \u2014 Zig Ziglar<\/p>\n

Looking over my goals at the mid-year mark gives me a sense of hope. It allows me to smile and breathe a little more easily when I realize all that I’ve accomplished. I find it amazing that at the start of each new year, we are super excited for what is to come and then midway in, we lose heart. Is it because we didn\u2019t keep our goals in front of us? Did we allow disappointment to throw us off course?<\/p>\n

I journal every year for I am a believer in the words that say:<\/p>\n

\u201cWrite the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time;\u201d Habakkuk 2: 2-3<\/p>\n

The advice I would leave has already been coined by author and speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer, who stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cWith everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”<\/p>\n

5 months and counting….Stay focused!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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