4 Deciding: Think Scarcer

AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, you can be good at anything you choose; you just can’t be good at everything. There’s a reason why the vast majority of Olympic athletes compete in only one sport; at world-class levels, it takes a dedicated focus to compete against the best of the best. Contrast this kind of single-minded focus with what you observe in your own life. How many things do you try to do at the same time? A short list for many of us would include excelling in our career; being a good parent/partner/friend/son or daughter; giving something back to others; keeping up with current events; finding time to refresh and renew ourselves—you get the idea. As noted by time and health coaches Jack Groppel and Bob Andelman in their ...

Get Leading Continuous Change now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.