YOU SAID:

don't focus on the past or you'll miss the future

INTO JAPANESE

過去に焦点を合わせないでください

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Don't focus on the past

INTO JAPANESE

過去に注目しないでください

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Do not pay attention to the past

INTO JAPANESE

過去に注意を払わないでください

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Do not pay attention to the past