{"id":13077,"date":"2016-05-30T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/margiewarrellold.flywheelsites.com\/?p=13077"},"modified":"2016-05-30T00:00:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T04:00:04","slug":"focus-on-what-amplifies-your-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/margiewarrell.com\/focus-on-what-amplifies-your-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on what brings out your best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s face it, life will never be exactly as you\u2019d like it to be. Or not for long anyway. There will always be things you&#8217;d like to be different.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>To have less on your plate or more certainty about your future. To have fewer bills to pay or more\u00a0support from your partner, boss,\u00a0family or friends. For your family to live closer\u2026 or further away. For your kids to grow up a bit&#8230; or to stop growing up so fast.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Such is life.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019ve been countless times I\u2019ve caught myself focusing on what is missing, on what isn\u2019t right, on what \u2018should\u2019 be different.<\/p>\n<p>Not once have those thoughts made me feel better. That\u2019s because <strong>when we focus on what isn\u2019t just \u2018right\u2019 in our lives, it amplifies negativity, steals joy\u00a0and\u00a0keeps us from doing what we can to\u00a0make our lives better.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoaBaGmfu20\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Over the last few days I invited the nearly 40\u00a0women who bravely showed\u00a0up to my first <a href=\"https:\/\/margiewarrell.com\/live-brave-events\"><em>Live Brave Women&#8217;s Weekend<\/em><\/a> to &#8220;take a look at how they were looking at their lives&#8221;, at what\u00a0they were focusing on, on the story they were telling themselves about it and how that was getting in the way of them using their time,\u00a0talents and opportunities to chart a braver, better and more rewarding path forward \u2013 in their work, relationships and lives.<\/p>\n<p>It was a magical weekend, filled with empowering (and very real)\u00a0conversations, lots of laughing, plenty of dancing and at times, a few tears.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sometimes when we pause from our busyness and get truly\u00a0present to this precious, fragile and finite journey we call &#8216;life&#8217;, tears flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tears of sadness we\u2019ve not allowed ourselves to cry.\u00a0Tears of joy we have not allowed ourselves to feel.\u00a0Tears of relief for letting go a hurt or belief\u00a0that\u2019s imprisoned us.\u00a0Tears of gratitude for the people who have blessed our lives.\u00a0Tears of awe as we connect with our innate power &#8211; to rewrite our story, to reimagine our future and to step through our fear toward all that inspires us most deeply&#8230;. despite our\u00a0doubts and all that isn\u2019t \u2018quite right\u2019 in our world.<\/p>\n<p>So let me ask you\u2026 where do you need to shift your focus? Where do you need to let go whatever complaints,\u00a0justifications,\u00a0blame or beliefs\u00a0you\u2019ve been holding on to that are keeping you from taking full (100%)\u00a0ownership of your future and experiencing greater joy in your life\u2026 <em>right now<\/em>\u2026\u00a0for all that is right <em>and<\/em> for all that isn\u2019t?!<\/p>\n<p>One day you will look back on your life &#8220;that was.&#8221; Chances are you will wish you\u2019d savored more of those imperfect ordinary moments of your life and hadn&#8217;t spent so much time dwelling on thoughts that didn&#8217;t lift you up or move you forward.<\/p>\n<p>Life. Is. Short.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus on what you want more of in your life.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/lD5by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/img\/bg-twitter.png\" alt=\"Tweet: Life. Is. Short. Focus on what you want more of in your life. @MargieWarrell #LiveBravely http:\/\/ctt.ec\/lD5by+\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on what <em>lifts<\/em> you up.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on all that you <em>have<\/em> done.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on what brings out your <em>best<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on the<em> best in others.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Focus on what\u2019s <em>good<\/em> in your life.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on the <em>gifts<\/em> your problems hold.<\/li>\n<li>Then focus on the <em>opportunity right in front<\/em> of you to be braver than you would have been otherwise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What you focus on expands.<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/3dH2G\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/img\/bg-twitter.png\" alt=\"Tweet: What you focus on expands. @MargieWarrell #LiveBravely http:\/\/ctt.ec\/3dH2G+\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you&#8217;re going to focus on by sharing a comment\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s face it, life will never be exactly as you\u2019d like it to be. 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