Do you know your "DEF's?"
In Kindergarten, we are taught our ABC’s. These letters signify the beginning of the alphabet, the beginning of learning our words and language. Has anyone ever asked you if you knew your “DEF’s?” You know what D-E-F stands for, right? I mean, these are the letters which are the beginning to identify a way to reach our goals and dreams. Never head of them? Well, let me introduce them to you.
‘D’ stands for desire. It is a desire for your goal, dream, or anything else you have your sites on. Some people call it a passion. Some call it a desire. If the desire doesn’t exist, then when adversity comes, it’s easy to give up on your goal. The drive to pursue what you want to do is no longer there.
‘E’ represents effort. I don’t know many people where tasks come easy. They have to put in effort, or hard work, to reach their goal. Many sports athletes, everyday salespeople, and business people put in overtime and extra hours to make sure the job is done and done well.
Lastly, ‘F’ stands for focus. You can have all of the desire and effort put into something and have nothing come out of your efforts. That’s because you lack focus. I struggle with this issue and my seven year-old daughter does too, right now. She lacks focus. Last week at the parent –teacher conference, the teacher told me that Olivia was a great student. She earned all A’s on her report card, including 2 A+’s. The only area in which she needed improvement is that she talks too much and is social. I smiled and asked her what did she expect from a child of a Professional Speaker?
I told her what we would work on that in the future. The point is that Olivia lacks focus at times. She doesn’t have attention deficit disorder, but she lacks focus on what she is doing. She is easily distracted. With my brain injury, I have lacked focus a few times. If you can identify when you lack focus, you can work on it, as having focus is vital to achieving your goals. You must be focused on what you want to accomplish.
Not only is it important to learn your ABCs early in life, it’s just as important to learn your DEFs. The DEF fundamentals will take you far in getting you to the end result, despite any adversity that comes along your path. It may be not easy to learn the DEFs. But if I can do it, you can too!
‘D’ stands for desire. It is a desire for your goal, dream, or anything else you have your sites on. Some people call it a passion. Some call it a desire. If the desire doesn’t exist, then when adversity comes, it’s easy to give up on your goal. The drive to pursue what you want to do is no longer there.
‘E’ represents effort. I don’t know many people where tasks come easy. They have to put in effort, or hard work, to reach their goal. Many sports athletes, everyday salespeople, and business people put in overtime and extra hours to make sure the job is done and done well.
Lastly, ‘F’ stands for focus. You can have all of the desire and effort put into something and have nothing come out of your efforts. That’s because you lack focus. I struggle with this issue and my seven year-old daughter does too, right now. She lacks focus. Last week at the parent –teacher conference, the teacher told me that Olivia was a great student. She earned all A’s on her report card, including 2 A+’s. The only area in which she needed improvement is that she talks too much and is social. I smiled and asked her what did she expect from a child of a Professional Speaker?
I told her what we would work on that in the future. The point is that Olivia lacks focus at times. She doesn’t have attention deficit disorder, but she lacks focus on what she is doing. She is easily distracted. With my brain injury, I have lacked focus a few times. If you can identify when you lack focus, you can work on it, as having focus is vital to achieving your goals. You must be focused on what you want to accomplish.Not only is it important to learn your ABCs early in life, it’s just as important to learn your DEFs. The DEF fundamentals will take you far in getting you to the end result, despite any adversity that comes along your path. It may be not easy to learn the DEFs. But if I can do it, you can too!
Posted by Darcy Keith at 10/28/2010 7:32 PM 
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