"Mastery comes from concentrated energy directed repeatedly in a specific direction on a specific action." - Inner City Games – Danny Hernandez in LA

Some of the First Class Celebrated Winners who are celebrated right now are: Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Regina Jacobs, Colin Powell and Troy Demond

What do these individuals have in common besides great success in their field? They have mastered the art of concentration.


Concentration

Concentration is vital to success. Whether you want to lose weight, get fit, find a new job, start a business or be a better parent. Focused energy is crucial to success.

An effective metaphor of this is the light bulb verses laser beam approach to accomplishing a task, achieving a goal or realizing your dream. In the Roget’s Thesaurus an option word for concentration is Deliberate. I like that, deliberate. That says to me that wherever I deliberately put the majority of my energy and work, is where I will see the greatest return, progress or results.

Look around your environment right now. What do you see, what is in your drawers, closets, by your bed, in your kitchen cupboards, in your car, in your purse or wallet, in your briefcase, on your coffee table in, in your closet, on your body, on your abs, on your thighs, around your waist, in your bank account, in your financial portfolio. What do you think it all says about you? Are the findings helping you to achieve your desired goal.

"Don't focus on doing what you feel , focus on doing what's right." Colin Powell

What you focus and concentrate your energy on grows, expands and multiplies.

Those great athletes and Colin Powell had to consciously apply energy on a single focus to and they concentrate their effort on the their historical endeavors. They had to think , picture, see, visualize and then take concentrated deliberate action! It all started in their minds. They had to create the thought about their specific success and then they had to begin the journey through creating the appropriate mental images and taking action. But first and foremost they had to think it in order to be it.

Think Fit to Be Fit

Think Fit in your mind and immediately begin to be fit. Be fit now, get in the moment and begin the journey towards physical manifestation.

Connect with a fit image in your mind. Emulate being fit. Activity in this moment leads to repetition and that is the beginning of the phenomena of HABIT. Habits make you, break you, mold you, and shape you. In this moment as you read this begin the process of reprogramming your mind to operate in the place of achievement. Begin to craft out new and empowering habits that you can duplicate until you reach your goals.

Right now, sit up like a fit person, when you begin to move again after you get up from your computer, Walk like you're fit. Continue the process, by beginning to speak like you're fit person. When you are hungry , shop, prepare and eat what a fit person eats. On vacation and during your leisure time, go where a fit person would go. With every thing you do get into a victorious state. Set your mental mind on triumph. Don't allow anyone the opportunity to discourage you. Use your imagination, visualize your mind as a gigantic library that is filled with documents of mastery, attainment, achievement, accomplishment, and success. Don't let any negative documents get on the shelf of your mind.

When interviewed about his mastery of Golf and his extraordinary ability to concentrate, Tiger woods had this to say, "My dad taught me to focus and concentrate on one element of golf at a time".

Walk away, move away, reject and refuse to be around any limiting thought or belief that creates doubt, fear, resentment, apprehension and Let go of your current body image . Move toward, study and literally Step into the world of the fit and fabulous. Get your mind on what works.

Fit to me is not just having a set of tight buns, although there's nothing wrong with that, fit is wholeness, wellness, a peaceful nothing lacking nothing. It is referred to as "the Zone". Every day you need to spend time "In the Zone" . Work in the Zone, Play in the zone and most importantly Live "In The zone"

Operating in the zone happens when you employ deep concentration. You will become highly efficient, your performance in all areas of your life will improve, you will mentally operate with psychological buoyancy. You will feel an absence of self-consciousness. Most importantly you will experience enhanced mastery.

Tiger woods won the british open . He broke a record that was set generations ago. To accomplish this, he maintained an extremely high level of concentration and focus. When he approached the ball he would block out all outside noise and activity. He would visualize his swing, estimate the ball’s destination while all the time taking into account the direction and the speed of the wind.

Life is like that when you are working on your goals. You must block out the extraneous noise from nay sayers, you must account for the weather which is a metaphor for the daily storms that we may incur. Anyone can stay focused when everything is perfect, it's what you do when the conditions are not perfect to matters. You must have a mental plan for pressing through the storm so that you don't get lost or caught up in swift changes.

Apply your mental and visual attention on your destination, your ultimate goal, your desired outcome. Don't surrender your goals and dreams to doubt, fear, negativity, or other limited thinker's opinions. Concentrate your attention on becoming Totally Fit; mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and financially.

By applying the art of concentration you will not only develop your full physical potential, but your full Human potential.

Venus Williams begins every tennis match by swinging the tennis racquet one time then she builds momentum one swing at a time.

Regina Jacobs begins every race by shooting out of the starting blocks by putting one foot in front of the other. Each step leads to greater momentum. Her momentum is what she uses to win the race.