100 BUSINESS WISDOM FROM THE GREATS – 39 of 100
100 BUSINESS WISDOM FROM THE GREATS THAT MAY CHANGE YOUR BUSINESS FOR GOOD – 39 of 100
‘If there is one thing excellence in sports and excellence in work have in common, it can be summed up in a single phrase; focus of attention’- Timothy Gallwey
Yesterday, I talked about Michel Thomas who taught Hollywood stars to learn a language in 2 days and they were able to speak fluently from then on! If you think that’s impressive, Timothy Gallwey even blew my mind because he would take someone who had never played tennis in his life and showed them how to play in 15minutes. I watched him demonstrate it on Youtube and I was in awe. I ordered his book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ on Amazon immediately. You may rightly ask me whether I was aiming to become a tennis coach through that inspiration; no, I am always looking for insights from other areas of life that I can bring to business to help my clients. I got more than I bargained for in the process because the methods used by Timothy is not any secret buried under the red sea that you cannot reach; it is available to me and you to adopt. One of the insights I got is the quote above, read it again and again to entrench it in your psyche. Focus of attention. One of the key factors damaging entrepreneurship today is distraction and you cannot escape it. I am not even talking about social media, games, addictive apps etc; that is a full day treatise on its own. I am talking about opportunities popping from everywhere and if you don’t have ‘focus of attention’ you will be dragged from multiple angles pulling you away from your purpose. You don’t need more opportunities, just exploit to the maximum the one in front of you right now. Another insight I got from the book was also similar to Michel Thomas’ rule – no effort required, don’t try to remember anything, keep your mind free of chatter, just watch and play. If you apply these rules to anything you do in business, your result will amaze you. Is it easy to do with willpower? Nope! This is where you need a mentor or coach who understands performance and how the mind works to help you. More tips in my book ‘Goldmine of Your Mind – Your Fast Track to Abundance’ #GoldmineOfYourMind. Until tomorrow, Your Mind is a Goldmine-Use It! Ayo Benson is the CEO of mbcKonsult – ‘we help established businesses achieve exponential profit’ Book appointment HERE