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It may seem a little new agey to suggest that what you focus on is what will grow, but it’s also very logical. Think about it this way: What do you spend your time thinking about and doing?

If you spend your time agonizing and complaining about how you hate your job, you’ll find more reasons to hate your job and your misery will compound. If you spend your time finding ways to make extra money, you’ll begin to make extra money that you can use to build savings or pay off debt.

Sometimes we spend our time focusing on things without even realizing that we’re doing so (such as when complaining about a job). Since focusing is so important, it pays to step back and take the time to observe yourself. Ask yourself these questions:

What do you talk about most often?
What do you spend your time reading and watching?
What do you actually do with the majority of your day?
What activities do you go to or engage in?

Consider whether the answers to those questions are in alignment with the things that are important to you. If they’re not, make a list of what you actually want to be focused on instead.

Finally, take a look at HOW you are focusing on the things that are important. For example, if you want to get out of debt, don’t spend your time calculating how much you owe and how much interest is accumulating each day. Spend your time focusing on how to make extra money to apply to your debts instead, and on what you will be able to do once the debts are paid off (save money, take a vacation, stay at home with the kids, etc.) Remember that what you focus on grows. You don’t want to grow your debt, you want to grow your personal financial freedom.