A self-made business leader explains why selective attention matters: before you do anything, ask if it moves you closer to your goal. If it doesn't, stop. Life is like a movie where only the crucial scenes get the spotlight.
We love to observe everything happening around us. Out of curiosity, we look at so many other things happening all around us. Is it curiosity? I should say yes, but where are you looking at is the important factor. Now, should we limit our observation, or should we be alert and ready to observe everything happening around us? Recently, I met a business person as a part of my project in his organization. And he has started his career from the scratch and moved up to the top of where he enjoys the great leadership position. And when we reached to his office, I could see a big and beautiful construction work going on in front of his building. I asked him, what's, what's going on here? Is it a mall, a corporate house, or a residence? He replied, no idea, it's out of my attention area. I was surprised with the answer. After noticing my surprise, he explained to me, Mayur, I pay attention to those things that matter to me only, and people spend so much of their time and energy behind those things which are irrelevant to them. People should be vigilant to see what's going on around, and their focus should be on those things that affect their life, career, and business only. Life is limited to pay attention to some useless things for us. I asked, how can you decide if it's worth paying attention to or not? He calmly answered, most of the things we do are either useless or not your priority. Find out whether it's useful or worth doing now or not. But how do I know that? I questioned again. His reply was wonderful. He said, before you think of something, you should ask yourself, is it worth thinking about? Before you start working on a task, Find out, ask yourself, if I do this task, will it take me closer to my goal? Consciously find the answer of what would happen if I do this, or what would happen if I don't do this. Our attention and focus use or drain our energy. Remember that. And I was like, wow, he delivered the message in our meeting for 20-30 minutes. It was wonderful. So I learned these lessons from this meeting I had. Do something that takes you closer to your goal. Many times we think about useless things and people. Find out if they are actually worth taking care of. Stop gossiping. Do what matters to you. Do things that's worth having a look at. And in a movie or a drama, spotlight goes on only those parts which are important part of play. The same way, We should focus our lights on those things which are important part of movie of our life. I welcome your thoughts on this message. Leave your feedback and share your experiences. And think of your friends who may find this video extremely helpful and share it with them. They will love it. You can always contact me on mayurbardolia@gmail.com. I'm more than happy to connect with you and love to know your experiences too. I usually respond within 24 to 48 hours. Thank you very much for watching.
