Focus first to pay the rent

I just read a blog by Keith Ferrazzi which really resonates with me; maybe because he begins by saying, “My biggest issue has always been my lack of focus.”  He goes on to say that he has to “assure that I have the footing and grounding I need.” 

Such good advice.

I consider myself a creative person.  New projects and learning new things has always been a delight for me but all too often I have let my attention shift to the new stuff before squeezing all the juice out of my last project.  Its only taken me about forty years to be really honest with myself in this regard.

Of course I am always going to love new projects but I have learned to find a new type of joy and satisfaction out of being creative in ways to finish projects off.

Quoting Keith again, he reports

Richard Branson once told me that in order to sustain variety and growth, we need a solid foundation that will always be there. Actually, when I asked him how he can lead such an eclectic business when everyone else preaches focus focus focus, he said, "Variety is fine once you can pay the rent.

In the UK economy at this point in time there are many doom and gloom merchants who anticipate a difficult 2008 for many people – and lets face it when enough people think and feel something will happen, it certainly makes it more likely. 

Personally speaking I have always seen opportunity everywhere and now, because I want to thrive in these times, I have to step back and learn to focus on project completion.