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FOCUS IS MORE VALUABLE THAN INTELLIGENCE OR TALENT
“If you want to be the best in your field, stop being playful. Focus! Be priority centric!”
Focus is more valuable than intelligence or talent. No matter how smart you are, if you lack focus, you are not going far. Focus is that ability to stay centered in your priorities. People today, spend their best hours on social media — scrolling, looking for what’s trending, watching series or movies, chilling and sleeping a lot.
But if you study the lives of the most productive people on the planet, you would be shocked. The best business/career people, global leaders, music artists, photographers and other experts are obsessed with their priorities. They are not playful or distracted.
The Greatest in the Globe spend their finest hours on priorities. On the other hand, the merely intelligent and talented are too playful. When they work, its talent and intelligence at play and not hard work!
If you want to be the best in your field, stop being playful. Focus! Be priority centric! Put in your best and don’t hide behind the phrase — “Am working smart.” For most, it’s not working smart. It’s half committed work. Smart work (intelligence + talent) and hard work are like two legs. They give balance to work ethic. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with being intelligent or talented, but the question is: Are you focused or are you just intelligent and talented?
