I love entrepreneurship because it allows you to apply anything you learn. At school, you’re told what to learn. At a job, you’re told what to work … - Dan Koe

You don't magically become focused. You practice it. You notice you're distracted and snap out of it, over and over again until it's second nature. Most people have not trained this muscle, and they are not anywhere close to as focused as they think they are.

If you haven't developed yourself in any capacity, your current purpose, and the ones following, will increase in meaning as you solve your own problems. Start with what's right in front of you. Are you overweight and sluggish? Do you hate your job? Are you dealing with relationship issues? Is your mind a storm of negative thoughts and emotions? You must confront what's causing the most pain in your life, dance with that pain, and create a plan to solve the problem. When you solve that problem, not only will you build momentum into the next, but your other problems will become easier to solve. This is not a linear process. Your problems are a tight-knit web that bind you to your current situation. Problems don't exist on their own.

With time, you will realize that selfishness and selflessness are two polar ends. They cannot be separated like oil and water. They are constantly mixing according to the situation at hand.