“If you are distracted to everything, you are committed
to nothing”…James Clear
One day Warren Buffett,
went up to his pilot named Steve and
jokingly said to him that “the fact that you’re still working for me tells me
I’m not doing my job.”
“You should be out
going after more of your goals and dreams,” Buffett reportedly said.
To help him with
that, Buffett asked Steve to list the 25 most important things he wanted to do
in his life.
Then Buffett asked
that he review each goal and choose the five most crucial ones.
After considering a
moment, he drew circles around five fantastic goals, confirming with Buffett
that yes, indeed, they were his highest priorities.
And the rest?
“What about these
other 20 things on your list that you didn’t circle?” Buffett asked. “What is
your plan for completing those?”
Steve knew just
what to say.
“Well, the top five
are my primary focus, but the other 20 come in at a close second,” the pilot
said. “They are still important, so I’ll work on those intermittently as I see
fit as I’m getting through my top five. They are not as urgent, but I still
plan to give them dedicated effort.”
Buffett suddenly
turned serious.
“You’ve got it
wrong, Steve,” he said. “Everything you didn’t circle just became your ‘avoid
at all cost list.’ No matter what, these things get no attention from you until
you’ve succeeded with your top five.”
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