Bon Jovi and the Power of Focus
I always admired Bon Jovi for his passion and his music. This morning I heard a song of his in which he sings: “when the world gets in my face, I say have a nice day”. Got me thinking about Bon Jovi, his long career and why he’s still going strong after so many years.
There’s a great power in focusing on what you want, Seems like such an obvious statement, yet most of us miss it. Dreams can come true. You can get to a place called Extraordinary in your career. You can find love deeper than you’ve had ever imagined. You can realize world-class vitality and find lasting fulfillment. But you need to focus. The person who tries to do everything accomplishes nothing. Most people try to be all things to everyone. And so they end up nothing to anyone. Confucius nailed the point: “ Person who chases two rabbits catches neither”.
What you focus on grows. Think about that line. Focus. Focus. Focus. That’s what the best of the best do. Tunnel vision around their biggest To Do’s. They stick to their knitting rather than scattering their brilliance. A few months ago I had dinner with a billionaire client of mine. I asked him what was the single best thing he did to get to his financial mastery. “I made this goal my sole reference point”, came the instant reply.
Back to Bon Jovi. From what I can tell, he’s still around and doing great because he had an idea about what his music would be and where he could take it, and then he stayed focused on that mission. I’ve heard he’s faced some tough times (join the club). But he didn’t give up. He didn’t play victim. He remained stronger and on course. He stayed true to his fans and himself.
“The person who tries to do everything accomplishes nothing”
