E29 The Success Habit of Focus – Mastering the Power of Concentration
- S2E29
- 13:00
- January 12th 2025
Where your focus goes, your energy flows. Are you ready to unlock one of the most powerful success habits for the new year? Today, we’re diving into the habit that Napoleon Hill calls essential for mastering your goals and realizing your deepest desires: focus.
This matters because every business owner struggles to keep their attention on the things that move the needle. Distractions are everywhere, and most people spend more time thinking about what they don’t want than creating what they do want.
Donna and Londina break down how learning to master your concentration sets the stage for new habits—and the freedom to achieve your purpose.
What You Need to Know
Focus isn’t just about tuning out distractions—it’s about locking in on what matters most. Concentration is the act of keeping your mind fixed on a goal until you work out the action steps to make it real.
The habit of focus means mastering a subject or problem before moving on, and controlling your attention through practice and repetition.
The mind’s “servo mechanism” is at play: what you choose to see, you see everywhere. When you keep your vision front and center, you start spotting more opportunities to move toward it.
Napoleon Hill's principles guide this season. Focus and concentration are featured in his Laws of Success, and pairing them with tools like auto-suggestion, visualization, or meditation helps build new habits.
If you let distractions dominate, your results—and energy—flow right into them. Instead, choose a proactive approach: surround yourself with positive influences, set purposeful goals, and cultivate laser-sharp focus.
What You Need to Do
- Clarify your purpose, vision, and goals. Write them down and revisit them regularly.
- Practice focusing your attention. Pick one habit or subject and stick with it until you master it.
- Use visualization and auto-suggestion to reinforce what you want, not what you don’t want.
- Tune into the right environment and positive influences. Limit time spent on distractions.
- Engage with community—like the building success habits group—to keep your focus sharp and exchange ideas.
Your Next Step
Access Napoleon Hill’s Laws of Success PDF and continue the conversation. Decide what gets your focus this week, and keep your energy flowing where you want it most.
Download "The Law of Success" PDF and other success resources at donnakunde.com.
Visit Londina at londina.com.
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00:00 Introduction and Hosts' Background
02:23 How to Access Show Notes and IBGR App
04:08 The Importance of Focus in Success
06:09 Exploring Universal Laws and Success Principles
10:04 Practical Exercises to Enhance Focus
11:29 Conclusion and Next Steps
Building Success Habits
“The more tranquil a person becomes, the greater is their success, their influence, their power for good.” James Allen
"Building Success Habits" is a podcast hosted by Donna Kunde (Business Coach) and Londina Cruz (Life Strategist). The show is all about sharing practical tips, strategies, and insights for building success habits in all areas of life.
This show was originally produced as hour-long radio content, later adapted into 4-episode Signature Season themes for podcast listeners.
The podcast explores a variety of success habits, including goal-setting, resilience, focus, and productivity. Each episode provides insights into how these habits can be developed and maintained, along with tips for staying motivated and on track.
In addition to success habits, the show covers personal development and mindset topics, such as overcoming limiting beliefs and cultivating a growth mindset. Donna and Londina share their own experiences and challenges in these areas, providing listeners with relatable examples and actionable advice.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, business owner, or simply someone who wants to achieve more success in your personal and professional life, "Building Success Habits" offers inspiration and tools to help you achieve your goals and live a more fulfilling life.
Join Donna and Londina on this journey of self-discovery and growth, and learn how to build the success habits that will transform your life.
"When we begin to see the world from the inside out, life will happen through us instead of to us."
Donna Kunde is one of IBGR's founders and started her career in radio at WNTW on it's Sales 2020 Show. In her role as EVP Supply Management she is responsible for day-to-day station operations and the quality of programming - both show topics and OnAir Talent.
She is an internationally recognized Business Coach and Trainer bringing 20+ years’ experience in military leadership. Donna has been a serial entrepreneur for the last 25 years owning a range of businesses experiencing the unique challenges solopreneurs face with small business growth.
In addition to her entrepreneurial background, Donna brings 35 years of academic and applied cognitive and behavioral science experience to the IBGR Network. Her specialty is helping organizations navigate through change, challenge and tragedy. The combination of her intensive study of the mind, plus practical applications in human potential, Donna provides a unique perspective on leadership, personal growth, sales, communication, and team building.
A high point of Donna's training career happened when she accompanied Dr. John C. Maxwell and his team on a country transformation mission. At the request of the Costa Rican government, the Maxwell team successfully trained 15,000 Round Table facilitators in three days, resulting in a 2% transformation of that nation and projected to reach another 60,000 Costa Ricans the following week. Her trademark energetic communication style and teaching skills have earned her a reputation as a highly effective speaker and respected facilitator.
Londina Cruz is an International Trainer, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker with the John Maxwell Team and a Strategic Coach with Anthony Robbins. Londina is a part of Global Transformation with the John Maxwell Foundation, training thousands of leaders in Paraguay and Costa Rica to help transform the values and culture of these nations.
She has spent more than 25 years studying, coaching and consulting in personal mastery and human performance techniques. These techniques include emotional and social intelligence trainings that elevate individuals, leaders and their organizations to excel well beyond current standards – offering a dynamic competitive advantage.
Londina has taken a situation that would devastate most individuals, being hit by a drunk driver, and has turned it into her life force. In this accident, Londina sustained a traumatic head injury, broken back and broken neck. The doctors gave her little hope of a normal life. She has now turned this challenge into an extraordinary life of empowering others to turn their fears into freedom and reach their potential.
Mastering her limiting beliefs and overcoming all that doctors had told her, Londina has thrived physically as well.
She has become a Triathlete (competing in a Half-Ironman and medaling in numerous other triathlons), a two-time marathon runner (Nike Women’s in San Francisco and the Marine Corps in Washington), and a cyclist.
She has released 100 lbs. by taking control of her thoughts instead of allowing thoughts to control her.
She knows what it takes to take you and your team from where you are to where you want to be.
As a Certified Coach, Teacher and Speaker, I can offer you workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching, aiding your personal and professional growth through study and practical application of John’s proven leadership methods. Working together, I will move you and/or your team or organization in the desired direction to reach your goals.
Contact me. I am looking forward to assisting you on your journey to becoming a success in your life and/or business.