From Lazy to Laser

“I don’t hire experts to tell me what to do. I hire experts to tell me how to do what I want to do.”

– William Randolph Hearst, quoted in The Power of Ignorance by Dave Trott

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“I’m very secure in my ability to focus on what I want. If I have an agenda or a goal, no one is going to deter me from what I want to do. When I’m trying to make a statement or prove something, I might joke around with you, but don’t confuse that with changing my motivation.”

– Michael Jordan, Driven From Within

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I wish I were more decisive.

It must feel powerful to have self confidence enough to set and pursue a goal unwaveringly.

To declare that everything and everyone else is to be utilised in service of that ambition.

I imagine those focused people would see my indecisiveness as laziness.

But laziness can often be a symptom of fear.

Or more precisely, laziness might be advice whispered in my ear by fear: ‘don’t try, you’ll only fail. Don’t bother, it’ll be too hard.’

I’m sure I could read a hundred books by and about Michael Jordan and not get any more focused on what I want to do.

Is it as simple as saying: ‘this is what I want to do, and this is how I will get there.’?

Perhaps I am a little like MJ. I refuse to allow a day to pass without writing a blog post.

My goal is simple, and mine. It’s not in service of anyone else.

But I am grateful for not having to code my own website to do it.

WordPress allows me to do what I want to do.

I just don’t need anyone to tell me how to do it.

Can I extend this focus to other areas of my life?

Let’s see…