Two weeks ago I was watch the Apprentice on the BBC and I was really surprised at how these aspiring business men and women lost focus on the prize. What I have found over the last few years of watching the apprentice is that a lot of people go into every task wanting to do something that will please Lord Sugar straight from the off. Everyone thinks they have to show all their skills in one go. The reality is that Lord Sugar is not looking at who is good in week one, he is looking for people who are going to learn and develop through the process. The focus therefore should be on winning each task they are given to stand a chance of winning the main Prize.

A lot of people have that one thing that they want to achieve but they are always drifting far away from it because they are not focusing at the task at hand. We have to look at each day and find out what we need to do that day to get closer to our goals. Each and every day brings its own opportunities and lessons to learn, the key to a successful life and business is winning one day at a time. In other words, you must focus on the prize that each day will bring and once you have enough of these daily prizes you will get the main the prize.