Chapter 6. Do the One Thing
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
—Peter F. Drucker
I can’t motivate others if I am not doing the right thing. And to keep myself in a relaxed and centered state, it’s important for me not to be scattered, distracted, or spread thin.
It’s important that I don’t race around thinking that I’ve got too much to do, because I don’t have too much to do. The truth is, there is only one thing to do, and that is the one thing I have chosen to do right now.
If I do that one thing as if it’s all I have to think about, it will be extremely well done and my relationship with any other person involved in that task will be better and more relaxed and full of trust than before.
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