Focus.
Go ahead, Focus.
Try again.
It's difficult. Even if you can do it for a while, it is difficult to sustain it for long stretches of time. While you should build your ability to focus, one should also recognise the limitation and work around it.
In the world of micro attention span, how do you find the focus you need to deliver, create the successes you have in mind.
The answer is small goals.
Let me tell you a story. I heard this from my father.
A long time ago, at a wedding, the bride's father said his family hospitality included serving an entire large animal to the wedding party, especially the groom and immediate family. The wedding party beamed, until they were told, they would have to consume the entire animal or else the marriage could not take place.
The groom was in dismay and as many of his family took to angry protests, an old man walked up to the bride's father and said, you shall have a feast and a wedding. Bring the animal, but place it in the tent over there. I do not want my family to see it.
He spent 10 minutes in the tent.
He then started sending small portions, pre-plated, with all the accompaniments that he could rustle up.
The family started eating. One bite, then another. Bite by bite, bit by bit, the wedding took place.
The animal was eaten, the hospitality proven and the groom's family tested.
The bride's father was a happier man.
Moral?
Many actually, but for the moment it is this 'break it down to small, delicious size pieces and you can eat a horse!'
p.s. no horses were harmed in the writing of this story.
That is the key to goals.
And focus.
Break it down.
Sit for 10 minutes, then 20, then 40, then an hour. But then, get up, walk around, faff, do something else. There is no need to create history with you focus.
Similarly, a goal of 1 crore may seem large, but break it down. 50 lacs from A, 30 lacs from B, 20 lacs from C, 10 lacs from D.
50 Lacs from A further down to 20 Lacs from A1, 20 lacs from A2, 6 lacs from A3, 4 lacs from A4.
4 lacs from A4, so 1 lac in Jan, 50K in feb, so on and so forth.
Now, dont tell the team your goal is 1 crore.
Tell them it is A4, B, C etc.
Now, dont tell the team your goal is 1 crore.
Tell them it is A4, B, C etc.
Create your epic stories, fabulous successes, one small delicious bite at a time.
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