Urgency and Focus

Dave M. Boddy
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

How many of you find it hard to wake up some mornings? You find yourself laying in bed past your alarm clock, and it seems the only thing you can focus on is how much you do NOT want to wake up. It happens quite often with millions of people every morning, did you know Mondays between 8–9AM is the most common time for heart attacks?

Millions of people are not driven to wake up due to their stress and depression, they find safety within their blankets, and they feel as soon as they step out of bed they no longer are safe. Our beds have a strong psychological effect on us, and this is why people who struggle waking up in the morning are showing signs of depression or serious stress. It is true, we live in a society that is focused on stress, negativity, and toxicity. Everywhere you go there is a heated argument, there is road rage, there is depression, everywhere there is struggle. Why do you think this is the case?

We are living Sunday to Saturday, we are living January to December, everything is just moving in a vicious cycle, and people are lacking passion and motivation. Our society is full of lost dreams and ignored passions, and as a result people are miserable and feeling as if they have no future. We are all raised in the same concept, and this is the general blueprint society has created for all of us. One of the biggest reasons many are miserable is they feel they are a duplicate of someone else. It is time we break this cycle, and you may be asking how this is possible, and it begins with your WHY which then manifests your VISION, and this creates your MOTIVATION. I speak about this in a previous article titled, “Visions Manifests Motivation”.

If only we understood how much we should be thankful we wake up yet another day, it truly is a blessing that needs to be acknowledged. You woke up, you begin the day winning already. However, when you wake up you feel no push to actually GET UP, and this could be to numerous reasons, however, most often it is due to stress and depression. There is a syndrome that is know as TATTS (Tired All the Time Syndrome) and it is linked to depression, this means no matter how much sleep you have you seem to be tired all the time.

“You wake up a winner, and the prize is another opportunity to pursue your dreams!” Dave M. Boddy

How do you overcome this feeling of seeing no purpose to wake up in the morning? You need to focus on your WHY, and this is deeper than fame and fortune, as those are results. Your WHY is something that makes you have goosebumps, it drives you intensely forward, and when you think of your WHY you become emotional. Tears of happiness and joy. If your WHY has none of these results then it is not genuine.

When you have a strong WHY it allows you to have a tremendous amount of purpose, your WHY is your meaning of life. This is why it is crucial to create it and pursue it. Every morning you wake up is a day closer to when you won’t, when you hear that how do you feel? Your life has tremendous value to it, and right now due to your lack of focus on your WHY, you feel as if your life has zero worth, and I have been there for 16 years before. I understand it.

However, I also understand how to exit it and become the best version of yourself. It begins with the WHY. Once you have the strong and genuine WHY the next step is to ensure it is your MAIN focus. Without the strong focus you have no forward progression. Next is URGENCY, your life has so much worth and value, however, we have no idea how long we have our blessing known as life. We are on a strict deadline, and this is why urgency is crucial. You need to set goals NOW, you need to set a game plan NOW, and you need to set deadlines NOW. Every second, every minute, and every hour matters. Our lives only move forward with time, and so should we.

Once you have your WHY, VISION, and you have created the URGENCY you will find waking up every morning to be an experience you MUST cherish. Gratitude is the best attitude. Those who are aware of their worth and value wake up truly grateful, as they are so excited and motivated to achieve, and to make their legacy. Those who succeed understand the urgency to creating their legacy, and they do this as they know their legacy will be permanent.

Wake up every morning driven towards your WHY and begin to understand the legacy you create now will forever remain. As soon as you realize how achievable your WHY is you will NEVER stop forward progression again. You will wake up with such drive and focus that others will label you as crazy, but then soon enough they will ask you, “how did you do it?!”

You did it because you became aware of how valuable your life is, and as a result you committed everyday to making your legacy being one where you never gave up, and you woke up motivated and focused daily. Your legacy will be one that becomes a source of inspiration for others. Do you now see how valuable your life is not only to your legacy, but to others around you? YOU can be the inspiration to others like others were/are to you!

I promise you that your passions and your dreams deserve the utmost focus and dedication. Wake up grateful. Wake up focused. Wake up motivated. Wake up a WINNER!

You got this! Now, get up and go build that legacy and make your WHY a reality!

Dave M. Boddy

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