Refocusing

You woke up in the morning, tired, a little annoyed and not looking forward to what lie ahead. You wondered what crazy task your boss would ask of you, or which of your clients would have the strangest demands. You grumbled your way to the office (wherever that may be), booted up the computer and let out a huge sigh. It was going to be a long day. You poured yourself a big cup of coffee, and opened your email. You deleted, sorted, and halfheartedly responded to the important ones. You checked twitter, sent out a link or two and replied to a few mentions. You logged into facebook and updated your status, “is it 5 o’clock yet?” (or something like it). Finally, you dug into the work that you need to do for the day, desperately waiting for lunch. You enjoy a short break while eating, letting yourself think about anything but work. Back to the grind you head for a few more hours, and then at 5pm, you joyously shut everything down and call it a night.

Ever had a day like this? Are you having one now?

What you are experiencing is not business burn-out, what you are suffering from is the lack of focus. You are feeling unsure about what you are doing or why you are doing what you are doing. You can’t seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and you are beginning to think that a light doesn’t even exist. The good news is that the light does exist, it may just have moved from where you thought it was. Now, you just need to find where the light has moved to, refocus on it, and start working towards it again.

Have you given yourself a chance to refocus on the light?

What do you do to refocus when you are having a rough time?

For some more insight on refocusing and seeing the inner passion, check out “Lasik for the soul”, a great post from Steve Woodruff!

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