Thursday, November 27, 2008

Keeping Your Eyes On The Road, And Not The Car Ahead.

By Mr WebbyFied

When we are operating our vehicles, a lot of us watch the road directly in front. We've got this crazy habit of watching the vehicle in front, and checking out the ones to our side, every so often. We may even check over our shoulder to switch lanes, but we always go back to looking right ahead.

Sounds a little crazy doesn't it? Why don't we just keep looking to the side, or the view out in the distance, or the pretty lady walking along the street? Why keep looking ahead if we know where we are trying to get to?

Well, we would crash.

Oh, so that's the crazy method.

So, if that's loony, why do we do it in so many parts of our lives, particularly business?

Why do we convince ourselves that we'll be able to drive to a goal while looking at (focusing on) everything but our goal? Doesn't that sound a little silly?

When you're busy "looking off to the side," you are unconsciously swerving off in that direction. Your hands are at the wheel, and, low and behold, they're turning it in to face that thing you are focused on. You then start to worry about going into that telephone pole up ahead! All you have to do is look to either side of the pole, and aim for any of the open space. All you have to do is turn the wheel to either side, and you'll be clear of the telephone pole, and back on your way to where you were headed in the first place.

The only thing in your sights is the pole. You focus on it, and you only see the problem instead of a solution. Eventually you hit it, because you had your sights set on it.

Sometimes, you're not even that lucky. Sometimes, you just swerve slowly until you end up lost in the middle of nowhere, with no direction, and no gas, asking yourself how this happened.

That lack of focus will get you to nowhere very quickly.

Visit us for our guide on getting to your destination, without crashing.

Until next time. Continue taking the Red Pill, and check us out in the morning. - 16069

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