Focus, And It Will Grow

Anything we focus on will grow.

Anything we take our focus away from will die.

For example, in order to build up a company, it requires intense focus. The focus itself is enough to make the company succeed. But, as soon as one's eye is off the ball, as soon as we stop focussing on it and are distracted by other things, the company will soon begin to die a slow death.

Another good example is relationships. Relationships which we put time and effort into will succeed, but if a person does not have a work-life balance, then either work will have more focus or life will have more focus (but usually it is work) and one will slowly begin to die. Therefore, balance is required.

I remember when I was working for 3M Health Care, my manager Ammer once told me that if you have lots of projects on the go, the trick is to keep all the plates spinning at the same time. Every plate must spin at the same time, so as soon as one plate is beginning to slow down, it's our job to put a burst of activity into it and keep it spinning. If one plate falls, chances are it will distract us too much, and then the rest of the plates will fall too. This is how people's worlds often come crashing down.

So...focus, and it will grow, and remember to keep all the plates spinning at the same time!

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