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Concentrate on What You Do Well
In discussing military strategy, we talked about the principle of the mass—that is, the ability of the general to bring all of his forces to concentrate in a single place at a single time to achieve victory, often against overwhelming odds. You can do the same.
Bill Gates Jr., Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates Sr. were at a dinner party. While they were chatting, one of the guests came up to them and asked this question: “You gentlemen are some of the most successful people in the world. What would you say is the most important quality for success today?”
The three men broke off their conversation, turned to the dinner party guest, and replied, simultaneously, “Focus!”
All three agreed that the ability to focus ...
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