Staying The Course: Why Focus & Consistency are the Keys to Winning

The biggest challenge in life is staying on course when you’re feeling that irresistible urge to stop. It’s so easy to give up or move on to our next idea when we feel that we aren’t succeeding at what we’re currently doing. Success takes time, often years before we truly start to see the fruits of all our commitment and hard work.

With the flexibility and reach of the internet, social media has made it easy for many to leverage and monetize their skills as entrepreneurs and side hustlers. Yet, many give up before ever reaching any real success. Often times changing direction or seeking to pursue other endeavors instead of giving our all to what we initially started. When we constantly bounce around looking for that thing that will make us successful, we don’t give ourselves a chance to become experts at what we do.

On this week’s episode of my podcast, The Nancy Ruffin Show, I specifically talk about the importance of staying focused and remaining consistent. Psychologist Dr. Jim Taylor says that focus is the gateway to all thinking. “Without good focus, all aspects of your ability to think will suffer. Without focus, you won’t be as effective in your work because if you’re not concentrating on the right things or are distracted, you won’t be capable of getting your work done.”