Mental mastery #3 – Rigorous vs. superficial: Obsessive attention to detail

The best artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, and even cashiers and store clerks are not superficial people. Look at the best people in any field and you’ll see that when they do their work, they don’t do it quickly and lightly. When they study, they don’t just skim through a book. If you really look at these people, you’ll see that they set themselves apart from others even when building relationships. Friendships with them are very deep. Rigor, depth, commitment, obsession, devotion—all of this wins.
 
So in every single thing you do, whether building a relationship, starting your dream career, or exploring an idea, develop an acute attention to detail and go really, really deep. The reason you want to do this is that we live in a world where people work in mediocre ways to just get the job done, to just get by, to just survive, to just…you know. You can fill in the blanks. Be the special, unique person who has the discipline and insight to go deep and be thorough in everything you do in a day.
 
Take a minute and ask yourself, in what areas of your life do you show thorough and obsessive attention to detail and commitment and put your heart into everything you do? Then ask yourself, in what areas of your life are you not disciplined and only giving a superficial approach? These questions have been eye opening for me. I try to accomplish so many things that I end up doing many of them superficially. So where has this helped me? Instead of doing any and everything, I’ve shifted my focus to becoming exceptional in a few areas and passing off to others the tasks that take away from what I truly love to do.

Stay tuned for an upcoming blog post on "Facebook Jail," an issue that has been affecting myself and many of my fellow authors over the last several months.  Due to various changes at Facebook that penalize an author for posting instead of purchasing ads, unfortunately messages from fans are often hidden and many times are unable to be viewed.  Please know that I greatly value all communication from my fans, I would never intentionally ignore a message, and I am working hard to find the best ways to hear from you and to have you hear from me.  As always, thank you so much for your support and patience--I am truly grateful for all of you!  

COMING SOON

They share a son, but Katie and Steven have moved on with their lives, dating other people, and neither has seen the other in five long years. But when Steven comes knocking on Katie’s parents’ door after learning she’s back in town, Katie is forced to face her estranged husband and the love that broke her heart, and his intentions regarding their all-but-over marriage are soon made very clear.
 
The only problem is that as simple as it would be for them to walk away, seeing just what it means to move on and start a new life may not be as easy as they once thought.

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