What does the movie “Finding Forrester” — a story about a budding author — and focus have to do with the Intentional Prosperity™ System?

Read on and I’ll tell you…

When confronted with a blank page what do you do? Has writing ever been a part of your life? I’m asking because I just saw the movie “Finding Forrester” again. I had forgotten what a wonderful film it is.

The lack of belief from one teacher could have wrongfully ruined a young man’s chances to live his dream. But the encouragement and support of another helps give him wings.

What do you want to accomplish in your life? Have you been putting your dreams on hold? Has someone’s disbelief grounded your passion?

There are so many different reasons why we don’t do the things that really bring us passion and joy… The things that light up our lives, instill hope and give us energy.

As we age we may think we’ll never get to our dreams. We waited too long or there’s no juice or energy.

If the juice is gone maybe it really wasn’t a true passion. Energy on the other and can be brought back by focus… By taking the steps toward accomplishing your dream.

One of the most useful steps in reaching your dreams is focus. Focus first on your heart. When writing, Sean Connery’s character William Forrester says, “First write from your heart, then write from your head.”

Get out a notepad and sit down in a place where you won’t be disturbed. Begin writing. Focus on what dreams you’ve been putting on hold. How do you feel in your heart about these dreams? Write from your heart.

After you’ve written all you can, go back and read what you’ve written. Can you now see the dream that is closest to your heart? Can you see a step that will help you get closer to your dream? Can you see what you do to distract yourself from taking that step? Can you see how you’ve allowed someone else’s attitude or opinion to hold you back?

Whatever the reason you’ve given yourself for not taking the steps to achieve what’s burning inside of you – if it’s still burning — it’s time to take action!

Go back to what you wrote and now use your head. What steps did your heart show you? What distractions came up? When your attention is being pulled this way and that, recognize that it is a distraction tactic of your mind.

Focus on what is most important to you NOW. Don’t let the other items on your “want to do” or “have to do” list distract you. If they’re really important they will still be there when you come out of your focus and then you’ll be ready — and have the energy to focus on them.

(Don’t forget to take care of yourself, remember to eat, feed or water any animals, plants or family you may have and pay the bills. Or if you can — arrange to have all of those things taken care of while you immerse yourself in your dream. You’ve waited long enough. All else can wait.)

Again, if you have a dream burning inside of you — IT IS TIME — to take the action to bring it to life. Let the dream inspire the next steps of your life.

The advice on writing in “Finding Forrester” helped me remember that when we put our focus on something and don’t let anything else distract us, we’re given an incredible amount of energy to accomplish the task we’ve imbued with our focus. This is a part of the Intentional Prosperity™ philosophy.

To your success focusing on your dreams,

Gwen Baran