How a Donut Shop Helped Me Focus

There are always going to be distractions in life. In good times there are fun distractions. In bad times there are disturbing distractions.

One of the ways to keep moving forward on our dream is to have a clear purpose and strong belief. But, even with this, I tend to have times where my focus and motivation decrease. This week a thought popped into my head…

There is a donut shop in my neighborhood. They are open daily from 5AM to Noon. The thought was, if a donut shop can open at 5AM every day and keep serving donuts no matter what goes on in the world, then shouldn't I keep serving? The key word is serving. The donut shop is serving people. Donut enthusiasts expect the donuts to be ready when they arrive.

In the same way, how we serve is important. Even if things are going on in life and in the world we should still create and serve. It doesn't mean that we don't care. It means we do care. We care about those we serve. It's how we make a difference. Creating gives us something productive to do. Serving gives a sense of wellbeing and contribution.

The donut shop served as a great reminder that life continues. And if the donut folks can get up at 4 AM and make donuts every day, I should do the same thing. If the donut folks don't show up, then maybe it's time to worry.

Time to make the donuts.

James Wilder