One of the biggest reasons people don't achieve the success they want is they get distracted. Put another way, they are not focused enough. They've got too many things going and they are pulled in too many different directions. As a result, people end up doing too much of the "wrong" things and not enough of the "right" things. So, it comes down to how focused you can get and what can you eliminate that is slowing you down. To help you understand the power of focus, read the following story written by Steve Goodier.It is a mind-blowing reminder of what we can do when we really focus on what we want in our lives. In an interesting experiment at Amherst College (Massachusetts), a band of steel was secured around a young squash. As the squash grew, it exerted pressure on the steel band. Researchers wanted to know just how strong a squash could be, so they measured the force it brought to bear on its constraints. They initially estimated that it might be able to exert as much as 500 pounds of pressure. In one month, the squash was pressing 500 pounds. In two months it was applying 1500 pounds and when it reached 2000 pounds, researchers had to strengthen the steel band. The squash eventually brought 5000 pounds of pressure to bear on the band — when the rind split open. They opened the squash and found it inedible. It was full of tough, course fibers that had grown to push against the constraining obstacle. The plant required great amounts of nutrients to gain the strength needed to break its bonds, and its roots extended out about 80,000 feet in all directions. The squash had single handedly taken over the entire garden space! Isn't that amazing? We have no idea just how strong we really can be! If a squash can exert that much physical pressure, how much more strength can human beings apply to a situation? Most of us are much, much stronger than we realize. So, if an obstacle you are presently facing seems just too big or perhaps overwhelming, remember the squash. It’s single minded purpose was to break the bonds which held it. If you patiently focus your energy — what problem can stand against the great mental, spiritual, and physical strength you can bring to bear? So that’s it for this issue. May you be blessed beyond belief and may all that you wish for be the least that you get.