Ge 37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
(ASV)
Your Dream is the Most precious thing that you have
Focus on it Like Joseph did , inspite of the challenges and the Lord will show himself strong.
FACTS ABOUT A FOCUSSED VISION
FOCUS DOES NOT COME NATURALLY TO MOST PEOPLE – THEY ARE TO MANY CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOCUSSED VISION INCREASES YOUR ENERGY – WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR TARGET YOU WILL BE ENERGIESD ; IF YOU LACK FOCUSSED VISION YOU WILL BE ALL OVER THE PLACE ; ATTEMPTING TO DO EVERYTHING, WHICH IS LIKE ATTEMPTING TO DO NOTHING
FOCUSSED VISION ENERGY LIFTS YOU – IN A WORLD OF MEDIOCRICITY – JUST KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO , THEN MAKING AN EFFORT TO DO IT, DISTINGUISHES YOU , SEPARATES YOU FROM THE CROWD.
FOCUSSED VISION EXPANDS YOUR LIFE ; IT CHALLENGES YOU TO CHANGE ; MIKE KENDRICK SAYS WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS
FOCUSSED VISION MUST BE INTENTIONALLY SUSTAINED ; OUR ATTENTION SPANS ARE LIMITED ; WHAT SEPARATES THE CHAMPIONS FROM THE ORDINARY PEOPLE IS CONCENTRATION ; DEFINATION OF SUCCESS :- SUCCESS IS THE PROGESSIVE REALIZATION OF A PREDETERMINED WORTHWHILE GOAL ; SUCCESS IS NOT AN EVENT ; IT IS A PROCESS – PROCESS TAKES TIME , FOCUS IS REQUIRED.
HOW TO HAVE A FOCUSSED VISION
BE INTENTIONAL – MAKE EVERY ACTION COUNT
CHALLENGE YOUR EXCUSES
DO NOT LET YESTERDAY HIJACK YOUR ATTENTION
FOCUS ON THE PRESENT
STAY FOCUSSED ON RESULTS – DO NOT FOCUS ON THE DIFFICULTY OF THE WORK – IF YOU DWELL ON DIFFICULTY TOO LONG YOU WILL DEVELOP SELF- PITY INSTEAD OF SELF- DISCIPLINE ; YOUR ATTENTION WILL BECOME SCATTERED INSTEAD OF FOCUSSED ; WHEN YOU FOCUS ON RESULTS YOU WILL STAY POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGED. ; AVOID DIFFICULT PEOPLE THEY WILL DISCOURAGE YOU.
-TYPES OF PEOPLE
A) REFRESHERS – THEY INSPIRE YOUR DREAMS AND ENERGIZE YOUR TALENTS
B) REFINERS – THEY SHARPEN YOUR IDEAS AND CLARIFY YOUR VISION
C) REFLECTORS – THEY MIRROR YOUR ENERGY , NEITHER ADDING NOR SUBTRACTING FROM IT
D) REDUCERS – THEY TRY TO REDUCE YOUR VISION AND EFFORTS TO THEIR LEVEL
DEVELOP AND FOLLOW YOUR PRIORITIES – ‘ IF YOU CHASE TWO RABBITS , BOTH WILL ESCAPE , THE STORY OF THE GREEDY HYENA
FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS , NOT YOUR WEAKNESSES
DELAY REWARDS UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE