Develop ‘One-Pointedness’
Concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket.
-Andrew Carnegie
What’s your longest span of
concentration and focus on one single selected task without your mind
wandering? Great success calls for great efforts and a disciplined mind. By
nature, mind is not disciplined and
will drift. We have to train the mind to ‘one-pointedness
by deliberate exercise and practice. When we were children, we were able to
concentrate on one thing. But as we grew older we lost this important quality,
like we gave up diaphragmatic breathing!
Every day set aside one hour to
concentrate on the most important task on hand such as writing, portfolio
management, reading and thinking. Switch off your mobile phone, shut down your
television set and tell people that you are not available. If necessary lock
yourself for one hour in a room. Just disappear from the crowd! If you find it
difficult to concentrate for one full hour to start with, begin with fifteen
minutes and gradually improve. Treat this as a very important self-development
portfolio exercise, like jogging and workout.
Sincerely do this for a month and
notice your self confidence going up along with the quality of your work!
(From my book '365 Excitement Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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