Quotes About Focus

I want the belt. Always.

I had a black belt in Shotokan as a kid.

I feel like I can go all the way for the belt and hold it awhile.

All I care is I've got the belt.

What I want is the belt. It doesn't matter who has it.

I'm not going to fight unless it's for a belt. Nothing else matters but the belt.

After I get the belt, I will be well prepared to face anyone they put in front of me.

I don't care about the Strikeforce belt.

I'm always thinking to myself about getting the belt back.

A lot of people say they don't care about the belt, but that's not true. For me, when I say it, I really mean that.

I don't just think about the belt, I think past the belt.

I've just aimed to go out with a clear mind; to try not to premeditate my shots and if I'm going to play a few big shots I try to have a few deliveries under my belt first; have my eye in a bit better.

You can think of concentration as the capacity of the mind to sustain an unwavering attention on one object of observation.

The deeper your concentration, the deeper the potential for mindfulness.

In all the meditative traditions of the world, visualizations and imagery are used to invoke particular qualities of mind and heart.

attention and the awareness that arises from it are the doorway to true education and learning — life-long gifts that keep deepening with use.

But meditation is not just about sitting, either. It is about stopping and being present, that is all.

No matter what people are doing, they are much less happy when their minds are wandering than when their minds are focused

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness reminds us that it is possible to shift from a doing mode to a being mode through the application of attention and awareness.

comes up with. This is the flavor of true intentionality and inner discipline. You do it simply

Thinking seems to constitute our "default setting" rather than awareness.

paying attention on purpose in the present moment and non-judgmentally.

We will need to become more aware of and take precautions against the incredible pull of the Scylla and Charybdis of past and future, and the dreamworld they offer us in place of our lives.