Is Overchoice Killing You?

Online, September 30, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Is Overchoice Killing You?

The great in this world all have one thing in common, passion.

Whether it is in business, marriage, relationships or sport, people with passion have a motivation that can hardly be overlooked.

When watching someone with passion we say, "He's got a lot of heart." This is because passion is the highest form of motivation.

More so than motivation, passion allows a person to focus on one thing and one thing only. Passionate people are tenacious and undistracted.

They have chosen one thing wholeheartedly instead of a lot of things vaguely.

Let me repeat: "They have CHOSEN."

Those who decide to commit to only one thing and deny the distraction of all others, get to enjoy the true experience. The price of passion is the willingness to say no.

The average person cannot say no. This is why he is average.

Every day he is tempted with all the different choices, all the while having a little voice whisper, "You can have it all." These are the slippery slopes of overchoice.

Saying "no" allows us to focus on one thing, much like a skilled photographer who chooses to zoom in on his subject instead of allowing it to become lost in a sea of pointless angles.

A good photographer gets as close as possible to his subject, excluding everything that does not matter.

As my teacher would say, "The principle of focus is to exclude by choice that which matters less, so that we may give our undivided attention to that which matters most."

What do you want most in YOUR picture?

What will you eliminate to capture it?

Are you willing to ignore the less important?

Will you say no to overchoice?

To focus on one things is to forget all others.
Overchoice is a temptation that is constantly present, but passion is a way of life.

You can do two things averagely or one thing wholeheartedly.

Which will you choose?
"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunityis where you are." - John Burroughs

- Martin