After listening to a podcast by Chalene Johnson (The Chalene Show which can be found on iTunes for FREE so make sure you check her out!), she was discussing the thought of focusing on one area of personal development at a time.
The analogy that Chalene used to promote the theory of focusing on one area at a time was this: when you try to do small tasks in all areas of personal development (i.e. health, faith, finances, relationships, career, etc.) you get a little amount done while using a lot of energy in the process. This is much like cleaning small areas of each room through out the house before having people over. When the people come over to your house, it would still look like you didn't really clean up because only small areas were cleaned so the house as a whole is still messy. The house is much like your life when you try to focus on too many areas of your life in personal development.
Instead of spreading yourself thin by trying to improve all your life's areas at one time, pick an area that needs the most work in this time in your life. Chalene likes to refer to this as "the priority in this season in your life." What is the area that you need to focus on right now? Put your energy into that area until you are satisfied with your improvement then move on to the next area that needs the most work.
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