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FOCUS TO BECOME A BETTER YOU "Believe in yourself or no one else will." BY: GORDON CHING

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Leverage 5 different attributes that can guide you to become more effective personally and professionally. Through fever, optimism, character, unwavering and serenity; individuals can find their fire from within and unleash their true potential to the world.

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FOCUS TO BECOME A BETTER YOU

"Believe in yourself or no one else will."

BY: GORDON CHING

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FOCUS YOUR ENERGY

FOCUS YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS AND YOU CAN BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF

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FOCUS EVEN MORE AND YOU CAN CUT THROUGH ANYTHING

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FINDING YOUR CLARITY OF PURPOSE

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F O C U S

ERVORPTIMISM HARACTER NWAVERINGERENITY

FOCUS was developed out of the 5 key attributes to help people become more effective individuals

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F FOR FERVOR “WHAT MAKES YOU COME ALIVE?”

FOCUS

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F: FERVOR

DEFINED: AN INTENSE AND PASSIONATE FEELING.

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WHAT COULD YOU WAKE UP EVERYDAY TO?

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WHAT IS YOUR “WHY”

What causes that fire in your heart and soul?

That grows your impact and influence in ways that nothing else can?

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Passion isn’t just about motivation.

It’s deeper than engagement.

High performers mix

FOCUS with PASSION

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TO BELIEVE THAT YOU

CAN.To take risks and push forward

regardless of the odds and obstacles.

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Mark Zuckerberg had to pour his heart into his work.

He started Facebook at 19 and is now worth $30 billion at 29.

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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive, then go do that. Because what the

world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman

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O FOR OPTIMISM.“To make progress, we need to be able to imagine alternative realities, and not just any old reality but a better one.”

FOCUS

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THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE BUILDER IS EXPERIENCE

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Optimism starts with what may be the most extraordinary of human talents:

time travel- Tali Sharot’s TED talk

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OPTIMISM BIAS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

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OPTIMISM IS NOT ONLY RELATED TO SUCCESS IT LEADS TO SUCCESS IN ALL FIELDS OF SOCIETY—EVEN HEALTH.

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The way we expect the world to be changes the way we see it.

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HARVARD STUDY: !

HAPPY PEOPLE ARE 31% MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN UNHAPPY PEOPLE

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THERE ARE NO LIMITS. ONLY LIMITS YOU SET ON YOURSELF.

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LIMITS ONLY EXIST IN YOUR HEAD

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"Too many women here and around the world still face ceilings.” !

Those ceilings "make it harder for them to pursue their own God-given potential”

- Hillary Clinton

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POSITIVE PEOPLE SEE MORE OPPORTUNITIES

AND OPTIONS

Love Contentment Joy

Find these three attributes in your life to maximize the

opportunistic mind

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BEING OPTIMISTIC IS MORE THAN BEING HAPPY

It strategically knocks down your tunnel vision and unlocks the mental barriers that hold back your fullest potential

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C FOR CHARACTER

FOCUS

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THE MENTAL AND MORAL QUALITIES DISTINCTIVE TO AN INDIVIDUAL.

CHARACTER:

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YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

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If you plant honesty, You will reap trust If you plant goodness, You will reap friends If you plant humility, You will reap greatness

If you plant perseverance, You will reap victory If you plant consideration, You will reap harmony

If you plant hard work, You will reap success If you plant forgiveness, You will reap reconciliation

If you plant openness, You will reap intimacy If you plant patience, You will reap improvements If you plant faith, You will reap miracles !

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But If you plant dishonesty, You will reap distrust.

If you plant selfishness, You will reap loneliness If you plant pride, You will reap destruction. If you plant envy, You will reap trouble.

If you plant laziness, You will reap stagnation. If you plant bitterness, You will reap isolation.

If you plant greed, You will reap loss. If you plant gossip, You will reap enemies. If you plant worries, You will reap wrinkles. !!

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THE SEEDS YOU NOW SCATTER, WILL MAKE LIFE WORSE OR BETTER.

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TIME

WHAT MAKES YOUR CHARACTEREngagement:

Interaction with others

Behaviour: Values and

Morals

Habits: Thoughts and

Actions

People: Your Social Circle

Appearance: What do you

convey?

Skills: What value do you

provide?

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Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life.

- Michael LeBoeuf

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WHATEVER YOU MAY BECOMEMaximize all the time you have on this Earth to

become what you are destined for

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U FOR UNWAVERINGDo. Or do not. There is no try - Yoda

FOCUS

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UNWAVERINGSteady or resolute; not wavering.

Young people today need to be unwavering in their pursuits in order to achieve the remarkable. Every time life knocks you

down, it is simply telling you to try again. !

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Oprah Winfrey:Fired from her first TV gig because she couldn’t sever her emotions from her stories.“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”

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Walt Disney: Fired from local newspaper because he lacked imagination andhad no good ideas.“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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FROM REJECTION TO RESILIENCE

Realize that the world will not end and its not only you

Everything happens for a reason

Understand your brilliance and that they just don’t align with you

Evolve and Try Again

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“IF PEOPLE AREN’T LAUGHING AT YOUR DREAMS… THEN THEY AREN’T BIG ENOUGH!”

― GRAYSON MARSHALL

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SERENITY the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

FOCUS

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KEEP CALM AND CARRY ONNo matter how challenging a C-suite job may be, it is surely

dwarfed by the pressures of the U.S. presidency.

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IDENTIFY 5 THINGS THAT CAN MOVE YOU INTO A HAPPY PLACE.

HERE’S MINE!

YouTube library of inspirational videos

My family and loved ones

Stillness and nature

Doing something extraordinary

Motivating and inspiring others

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The person with the least happiness when conducting this experiment jumped the highest in happiness

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EXPRESSING GRATITUDEmakes you happier than almost anything else

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BREATHING IS THE COMMUNICATION TOOL OF

YOUR BODY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

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EXAMPLE YOUTUBE INSPIRATION LIST

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FOCUS TO BECOME MORE PURPOSEFUL AND EFFECTIVE IN LIFE

DEMONSTRATE FERVOR IN YOUR PURSUITS

OPTIMISM UNLOCKS NEW OPPORTUNITIES

BUILD YOUR CHARACTER THAT WILL TAKE YOU PLACES,

BE UNWAVERING IN YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS,

AND FIND SERENITY AND BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOURSELF.

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F O C U S

ERVORPTIMISM HARACTER NWAVERINGERENITY