17 Jan 2022 · 2 min
Most of us struggle with focus and distraction, but harsh self-judgment blocks breakthroughs. Real focus needs a North Star, a larger purpose tied to service or mission, not just willpower or external pressure.
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So let's talk about the focus. Let's talk about the discipline. Let's talk about the distraction. Who in the room does not have diagnosed adhd? But also focus, distraction, discipline is a major issue for you. Can you look around the room? Okay, my people, let's. And by the way, first and foremost, if I can, with the inspiration from Waheed, please recognize the number of people raised their hands. Would you all raise your hands again? This is the human condition. You're not broken. There's nothing wrong with you. You beat yourself up expecting to be amazing. So when you see a sea of people from 40 countries raise their hand and go, oh, I too, have focus and discipline. It's hard for me. I want you to feel good about that. I want you to go, oh, man, I'm really hard on myself. No breakthrough is gonna come from more judgment. No breakthrough is gonna come through more judgment. What the breakthrough is gonna come from is another level of self, love and demand. Now, many of us in our lives, who's ever had a sudden demand placed on you, and you kicked ass for, like, weeks now, keep your hand high. If you are also one prone to discipline and focus, but you still kicked ass. That was necessity. That's demand. We need something bigger than our impulses to keep us focused. We need something bigger than how we feel to keep us disciplined. When we talk about service and we talk about dreams, we talk about mission, the truth of that really is we need that North Star to get us out of our funks. We need that North Star to get us out of bed. We need that North Star and a connection to it to organize ourselves.