One thing at a time!

‘Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work on hand. The

sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.’

Alexander Graham Bell

Engaging your full attention on the issue on hand is very important
for success. Singular determination and focus are very important to
achieve what we want to achieve. One characteristic that distinguishes
leading sportsmen and musicians is their ability to fully concentrate
on one thing. Unless we concentrate, the focus will be lost. When one
concentrates, speed does not matter. As the old adage goes: slow and
steady wins the race.

For doing this, one has to believe in one’s abilities and what one wants
to achieve. Concentration combined with steadiness will make a big
difference. It is not the speed but the ‘flow’ that will decide the outcome.

Before concluding, let me quote from Og Mandino:  

The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can

accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort

over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by

continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but

the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace

behind.

Today, before going to bed, introspect if you have at least one thing
on which you can say that your concentration was 100 percent. If there
is nothing, think, why?
(From my book 'The Gift of Time')

N C Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
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