Lack of focus can make you feel like a loser. Everyone is disappointed because you have so much potential but you are all over the place.

You are not a bad person if you like to juggle several things at once. it is not an excuse for bad behavior and never following through. It is just an explanation. The problem is, when you are going in six directions at once, you get lost, run out of gas and end up nowhere.

Your life is a roller coaster ride. Although it is exciting, it has the potential to jump the tracks at any time. Spontaneity and variety are wonderful, but without a specific goal they don’t usually lead to creative work. Harness that energy with some discipline, order and direction.

The clearer you are about your vision, purpose and goals, the more that unexplained universal force brings things to you and the more abe you are able to recognize them as opportunities.

ACTON TIME

Do you often rush through tasks without preplanning? Do you end up wasting time and money? Does your carelessness lead to errors? Does a short attention span affect the quality of your work? Does your behavior drive other people crazy? Do you leave total chaos in your wake – unfinished tasks and clutter everywhere? Do you think these are just natural attributes of the creative person? Do you take pride in your flakiness? Think again.

TAKE A QUIZ

You are just too talented – in too many diverse areas. Lack of focus will ruin you, formore reasons than you proably realize. Take this test. Is the statement ‘true’ or ‘false’?

I find it hard to market myself and my art because I am into so many different things

I have a hard time choosing a career parth because I am interested and talented in several areas.

I can’t figure out what to do with my life because I have a hard time making a decision, and when I do, I’m afraid I made the wrong one.

I take big risks. Sometimes I reap the rewards, but mostly I pay the price.

I am easily distracted.

My mind tends to wander in the middle of a project.

I am impulsive. My failure to stop and think without considering the consequences has caused me problems in the past.

I often rush to finish a task so I can go to the next thing, not doing my best work and making careless (and costly) mistakes in the process.

I have so much energy I sometimes find it hard to go to sleep.

I am easily bored.

I like to approach projects in a haphazard fashion.

It often looks to others as if I don’t care or won’t try. But the truth is that it takes twice the effort to maintain my motivation.

I find it impossible to relax, so I take on hobbies or habits to fill the void

I tend to drift off when people are talking to me.

There are no right or wrong answers, no score to add up. Just things to think about.