Yesterday, while grinding on the treadmill, embracing the climb, and enjoying the view, a friend walked by and paid me a compliment of sorts. “Wish I had your focus,” he said as he passed not even breaking stride. I smiled and said nothing. Here’s my cent and a half for anybody still reading.
Guard your attention.
Build your CORE. Author OPUS and settle in to your PA to pop it out. Build your social intelligence faster than you build your social network. Build your ability to read the face more than you read facebook. Build your ability to recognize the sharks in your office more than you talk office politics. Build your ability to charm and disarm difficult people more than you get recommendations on Linked In. Build your ability to find and deeply connect with your few, more than you try to increase the numbers of folks following you.
Guard your schedule, your in-box, your texts, your tweets, and your time. Give your attention to people and ideas that, like a good neighbor, are insightful and useful to your OPUS. Mastery, remember is a long and arduous climb that requires your attention and only a few alongside. Masters eliminate noise and distraction so they can focus on their craft and embrace the climb. Are you?
BUILT TO LEAD 