I was doing some reading last week and came across a great piece by Zen Habits that gave 16 Ways To Get Motivated When You’re In a Slump. The key point in staying motivated that the post makes is their first point which is to focus on one goal.  There is a lot of power in being able to have that singular focus.
The reason that this post resonated with me right now is that I feel that I have personally been in violation of the one goal rule. I took a step back and looked at some of the different ventures that I am involved in and wondered to myself how I had gotten in the position that I currently stood. I realized that if you aren’t careful, it’s really easy to overload yourself with projects and ventures as an entrepreneur.
This brings me to the topic of one goal. Success stories begin with this concept. You hear of people and organizations who are successful because they have that laser focus on one goal that they want to achieve. You don’t hear of people like Bill Gates or Lance Armstrong being successful at multiple things at the same time. They may have success in one arena and then once they have gotten as far as they can (or want to) with that arena, they move onto something else.
Entrepreneurs have a hard time with staying focused on one goal typically because of money. We figure sometimes that the more things that we are involved with, the more of a chance we will have at stumbling upon success. The problem with the many irons in the fire mentality is that it never works out to the kind of financial and business success that we are looking for in the first place. In the end we master nothing and then end up starting over.
There is a lot of power in one goal for the simple fact that it’s simple. One goal allows us to avoid over-complicating our lives and gives us the space to focus on that one goal that we feel is most important. The power ultimately lies in our ability to master that goal that we have and when we master something, we are able to create the highest potential value in the marketplace for our clients.
What’s your one goal?
Brandon,
Great post man. Also, I like the new theme too. I can read your posts a little better.
I love coming across these type of posts. The posts that make you take a step a back and think about what your priorities and focuses are. It’s always to sort of put yourself in check like this.
It’s tough to be consistently posting new content but you’ve done a good job. Keep up the good work man!
Thanks JR- Glad you like the new theme. I was inspired by my own issues with this as well listening to other business owners who consistently shoot themselves in the foot by having too many projects going on. Thanks for posting.