Martin Meadows - The Ultimate Focus Strategy: How to Set the Right Goals, Develop Powerful Focus, Stick to the Process, and Achieve Success

The Ultimate
Focus Strategy

How to Set the Right Goals,
Develop Powerful Focus,
Stick to the Process,
and Achieve Success

By Martin Meadows

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Table of Contents

Prologue

Jack was a penniless 18-year-old, living in his parents basement, when he decided to become a millionaire. Ill make my first million by the time Im 25, he promised himself. Fired up by a vision of financial independence that would allow him to travel all over the world, he started learning about ways to make money online and launched his first website.

Sara was a 30-year-old mother of two who had a few (okay, a little more than a few, shed say with a wink) pounds to lose. After hearing about a low-carb diet and the newest workout program at the local gym, she set her goal: Ill be back to my college weight in 12 months.

Charles had been working for the same IT company as a customer support representative for six years when he was fired due to budget cuts. The bills wouldnt get paid by themselves, so he took up a job as a security guard while he looked for a better job. When he stumbled upon an article that mentioned that local companies were willing to offer a premium salary to people who spoke Mandarin Chinese, he enrolled in a free online language course in Mandarin Chinese.

Valerie was a successful CEO of a pharmaceutical company. She had a big comfortable house in the suburbs, a supportive husband and two beautiful daughters, yet, something was amiss in her life. Ever since she graduated college, she had been dreaming about owning a small organic farm and living a simple life. Her friends considered her crazy for even thinking about quitting her job. One day, while browsing through a magazine about country living, she read an article about a couple who moved from New York to a small farm in New England. Her mind was set: she would start looking for a suitable property and make her lifelong dream come true.

Seven years have passed since Jack, Sara, Charles, and Valerie set their goals.

Today Jack works part-time as a pizza delivery guy. He still dabbles in online business, but the most hes been able to earn in a single month was a hundred bucks.

Sara is embarrassed to admit that she hasnt lost a single pound. In fact, shes added another 20 pounds. To make the matters worse, Saras doctor is worried about her high blood pressure and sugar levels.

Charles is no longer a security guard, but his new job phone support for a particularly despised company is nothing to brag about. He has recently heard about a new, lucrative opportunity for Mandarin Chinese speakers. What a shame he hasnt stuck with his resolutions!

Valerie is still a CEO of the same company, living in the same house with the same happy family. At a first glance, her life is perfect, but shes still unsatisfied. She has given up her dream of moving to the countryside, consoling herself by reading articles about country living. Its too late to move, she says to herself. Shed hate uprooting her family, and besides, her friends are right shed be crazy to quit her lucrative job to pursue a silly dream of living on a farm.

These particular stories are fictional, but similar things happen in real life on a daily basis. People set important goals for themselves, but fail to achieve them.

What makes it so hard to stick to your resolutions? Why do people who care so much about bettering their circumstances fail to do so?

If your story is even slightly similar to the story of Jack, Sara, Charles, or Valerie, you might be wondering whats wrong with you. How is it possible that several years after setting your goals, youve yet to accomplish them or (even worse) youre farther away from them than before?

Before I answer this question, lets pause for a second to clarify one thing: Theres nothing wrong with you . Youre perfectly capable of achieving your most important goals.

However, what you do need to fix is your approach. If you change that , you can get completely different results and finally achieve the success you desire so much.

And what exactly do I mean by fixing your approach? It all comes down to developing the ability to overcome distractions and focus on your goals over the long-term. The strategy that I reveal in this book (the Ultimate Focus Strategy, aka UFS) comes with tools that will help you set the right goal, develop powerful concentration, become fascinated with the process and stick to it until you reach your desired outcome.

I used this particular strategy to overcome extreme shyness, get in shape in less than twelve months after years of negligence, launch a successful business after six years of failures, release several bestsellers, learn two foreign languages, travel to exotic destinations, dramatically reduce my fear of heights, and accomplish numerous smaller goals Ive set for myself over the years.

However, please dont think that I have figured it all out, that successful habits run in the family, or that what were about to discuss is the ultimate recipe for success. Ill be the last to say that the Ultimate Focus Strategy is a magic pill.

I had the privilege of not being born in a poverty-ridden country. I was lucky to grow up in a peaceful period of time, when all of the most important tools that I use today on a daily basis (such as the Internet) spread all over the world. Lastly, I benefitted greatly from stumbling upon some self-help and business books that have been guiding me over the years. Without them, I wouldnt be where I am today.

The Ultimate Focus Strategy is by no means a quick fix or a miracle answer. Its a framework that can help you achieve your objectives, but it wont save you from effort, pain, failures, fear, sweat, and countless other things that everybody has to experience on their journey to success. If youre looking for an easy way out, Im afraid I cant help you.

If youre still reading, chances are were pretty similar to each other. You understand that success requires sacrifice and that the only way to live a successful life is to embrace the challenges. If you have this mindset, theres nothing that would prevent you from applying my strategy in your life and reaping the same benefits.

As youll notice throughout the book, I wont save you from some hard truths. Im not here to pat you on the back and shout from the speakers podium that you can accomplish everything just by thinking about it. My strategy can dramatically increase your chances of success, but it still takes time, energy, and a tremendous amount of self-discipline, mental toughness, and grit.

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Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of the Ultimate Focus Strategy

Before we dive deep into the Ultimate Focus Strategy, you need to know what it is and what it is not as well as when it will work, and when it will not work.

The Ultimate Focus Strategy (UFS) is a framework I created after unconsciously applying the same process to various goals in my life. It has four components (which well discuss shortly) and consists of an abundance of tools, tactics, and tips Ive discovered along the way.