Be Careful What You Focus On

Concentrate On The “Good” And Things Get Better. Concentrate On The “Bad” And Things Get Worse

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You’ve heard the phrase, “Be careful what you wish for”?

Well, I’d rework that and say, “Be careful what you focus on.”

In the 1980s, I read a remarkable book, titled, “You Can Have It All,” by Arnold Patent. At the height of that “Big ‘80s” decade which followed the self-help-book-laden 1970s, You Can Have It All essentially combined, translated, and relayed all the basic spiritual and Universal principles of every major “positive-thinking” publication since the beginning of time; everything from the Bible to the works of Norman Vincent Peale, The Secret, and beyond.

And one of those core principles or “Universal Laws,” was this:

What you focus on, expands. Focus on the good, and things get better; focus on the bad, and things get worse.

For example, as Patent explained it, if you have $500.00 in bills, and only $5.00 in the bank, most people tend to focus on their debits, instead of their credits. As a result, their debts increase, and their savings dissipate.

But Patent rejected that idea. He suggested focusing on the $5.00, being grateful for it, and giving thanks for what…