The 40 Inch Jedi Speaks, Staying Focused And Committed To Your Goals
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Keith O'Brien in The 40 Inch Jedi Speaks
“Daddy, I want a light saber.”
“Okay Brennan, I promise we can get one before we leave.”
This started at about 3pm while we were at Disney last weekend. I heard it again at 4pm and again at 5pm.
We weren’t trying to deny Brennan of his trust light saber; we were just waiting until we were on our way out before buying one. Honestly, we were afraid for the other patrons.
My son wielding a glowing weapon can do some damage.
As it got dark, we saw light sabers everywhere. It was actually very cool looking. Multi-colored sticks ripping through the air. Kids on Dad’s shoulders were flailing them everywhere.
Towards the end of the day, we were moving pretty quickly from one ride to the other, trying to get another ride on Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain in. My son, being 5, was exhausted after a long day. In fact, in line for Space Mountain, he nearly fell asleep.
As I mentioned in my last post, he is just under the height for Space Mountain. He got on the first time, but the last time they denied him.
He was so tired he didn’t care.
So here we are, running from amazing ride to amazing ride, Brennan is nearly asleep on my shoulder and as soon as we walk outside what do you think the first thing he said was?
“Daddy, I want a light saber!”
I’ve often said that my son is my greatest teacher and this is not different. This is how life is. We set a goal for ourselves and start working towards it but life doesn’t always just lie down for us. We get focused on something and start working towards it.
Life has a way of setting up lots of distractions for us, in my opinion, as a way of seeing just how committed we are. Some of these distractions are a ton of fun and valuable, like Thunder & Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion. Or in your daily world it may be more like TV, Facebook, exercise, reading, running to the store or playing a game (poker, Xbox, Wii, you name it).
Some distractions aren’t fun at all. Health issues, relationship issues, drama of any kind, business & job challenges, real estates woes…life like to throw lots of curveballs.
There are lots of strategies for success in life, but one that I absolutely believe is paramount is having a focused commitment. Once you get clear about what you want, set your sights on it, declare it to the Universe (in Brennan’s case this was me)…you need to stay completely focused in what you want until it’s yours.
We often get met with a little adversity and shrink. We get distracted and loose focus. We have people telling us we can’t and we believe them.
Very few things in life matter other than what you want and your commitment to getting it.
As you are setting up your week for yourself, figure out what your light saber is for the week. Figure out that one thing that you absolutely must have or create. What project will you complete? What goal would you walk through fire to attain?
Get clear, get focused and stay committed so when you ask the Universe, “I want a light saber,” it will have little choice like me but to give it to you.
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