There I was sitting so close to the piano that, if we both leaned forward, I could touch the hands of internationally renowned concert pianist James Dick. This man of great “talent, vision and class,” is a highly acclaimed competition winner and the founder of the Round Top Festival Institute in Round Top, Texas.
I watched in awe as his fingers nimbly danced across the keyboard while he played mostly by memory. He invoked in his audience indescribable emotions. As a woman who sat next to me said, “We can go a hundred places while listening to that.”
He played a selection by Chopin inspired by a Polish Christmas carol. Softly, sweetly, endearingly.
I was deep in the soul of the music, which touched my heart and ancient memories.
The audience was in quiet reverence, listening.
Then I had to cough. It wasn’t a simple cough. It was like what happens when you swallow something and it goes down the wrong pipe.
During this still and sacred moment, I quickly left parading next to James Dick, coughing my way in front of the mirrors and the entire audience while wearing my bright, yellow shirt.
At the end of the program, I had an opportunity to talk with him. He graciously allowed me to take pictures, too.
First, I asked why he pauses before he plays each musical segment.
“I quiet myself and focus.”
Next came my apology for disturbing his performance while walking and coughing loudly next to him in the middle of his playing hushed tones.
After a brief reflection he calmly replied, “I didn’t notice.”
The man lives and breathes focus. He’s mastered his art so much that he didn’t even notice big distractions!
FOCUS.
A couple of my clients are involved with sports that require focus, too.
While kayaking, Melinda told me that if you focus on what to avoid, you’ll hit it. If you focus on where you’re going, you’ll go there.
In mountain biking, Michele told us during a mastermind team meeting that if you focus on obstacles, like the rocks and bumps you go over, you’ll fall. She said that it’s amazing how when you keep your gaze in front of you, where you’re heading, the obstacles don’t effect you and you keep going.
Your life, business, work and finances reflect what you consistently focus on, think about, talk about, complain about, imagine and enjoy – whether you want that thing or not.
In my Soulgoals’ program, there’s a segment called Focus on the Donut and not the Hole:
“One group member said, ‘We’re trained to focus on worry. Now I’m retraining my focus on what I choose instead.'”
What’s in your focus? It may be a key to what’s in your wallet and happiness!
I work with people who choose clarity and to share their gifts or business in a BIGGER way but don’t know how, feel stuck or would benefit from new tools or support. I help them ignite their Soul’s goals and be richly compensated doing what they love.
Reposted from Soulgoals’ Blog February 27, 2017
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