This last concentration-builder is simple yet powerful. Note: I said simple...but it may not be easy. But if you are intent on developing an iron-clad concentration, focus and improved productivity, then spend 5 minutes each day on this one and watch your life change by this time next week.

You'll probably need to turn off t.v...(no groaning) ... and send kids and spouse out of room to get full benefit of this concentration-builder, but it also can be done anytime.

First, focus on your breathing. Now starting from 100 and counting down to 0, you'll count each inhale and exhale to yourself. IE... inhale...exhale...100, inhale...exhale...99, inhale...exhale... 98, etc. That's it!

The first few days you may find your mind wandering all over place, losing count, thinking of events of day. If so, you have to start all over at 100 and begin again.

By day 4 or 5, you should be able to get close to doing whole countdown with some effort. By day 7, you'll find your concentration extremely focused and a new sense of effectiveness and organization as your increased productivity allows you to get more done in less time.

Remember, developing your concentration is easiest way to develop your laser-like focus, consistency, perseverance and productivity.

M. Anthony teaches the Secret of Abundance - How to Achieve the Inner Peace, Abundant Wealth, Fulfilling Relationships and Radiant Health You have Always Imagined! at http://abundancesecrets.com

To harness power of our deeds and actions, we must first take time to focus on what it is that we would like to accomplish. We must ask important questions that will allow us to discipline ourselves to acting with purpose and not impulse. Questions like: "What do we want our life to be like and about?" and "What is important and what needs to be illuminated?" will help to answer primary question of "why?"

Why are we doing these things? What, if anything, are we working toward, or is this just another distraction or another attempt to avoid unpleasant? The following is a list of "why" questions that can be used to determine whether an action is worth doing in scheme of things:

• Why am I doing this?

• Why is that important?

• Why is that important? (This is not a duplication but a clarification of last answer!)

• Why do I give in to avoid unpleasant responses from others even when I don't think this is beneficial or productive?

• Why don't I act when I know it is right thing to do or is something that must be done to produce results I need?

• Why do I fill my days with activities that do not contribute to accomplishment of goals, conditions and results that I say and believe are important?

• Why do I choose inactivity (laziness and procrastination) when there are things that should be done to bring me closer to accomplishing my goals?

This is a partial list and I'm sure that you can, and have thought (and possibly asked yourself) of many others like them. The point here is not to discuss acting out of mindset that says, "when you're unsure of what to do, do something." But, to maintain a constant focus on purpose for acting. In fact, if you were to refer to your life purpose process and lists you created to establish "why" for acting, you will see difference. Remember, anything done that is in alignment with our life purpose is what Ninja - Enlightened Warrior engaging with his or her world - sees as an Enlightened Action. And, anything that does not contribute to our life purpose - to creating life we want to be living - is a distraction.

Period.