New Beginnings and Great Endings

"Every boy is born many men, but dies only one man."

I think like a scientist. I create like an artist. I am a musician. I write like an author: The first third (1/3) of our lives is spent learning the things we like to do, and the last two thirds (2/3rds) we spend in vain trying to find time to do them. ("The Life of Myself" ca 1983)

Thankfully I've grown to love the winnowing process. Pick the best and remove the rest. Keeping about a tenth (1/10th) of the projects or work that come across my desk, I now feel little remorse jettisoning otherwise worthwhile activities. As I remarked to my very good friend Ryan as to why I couldn't do more than 85%, "I'm only five people."

As long-ago friend Kevin Trudeau repeatedly said, "Do the right thing, long enough, consistently..." and you'll achieve your goals no matter how difficult. On an Infotrack news program last night, they presented the results of a study on hugely famous performers... only to find they concentrated on practice sessions which repeatedly worked on bettering by just a little bit. This they did over years and years-- they focused, Pinky, they focused.

This powerful singularity which-- coupled with whatever remaining time the good Lord sees fit to grant-- will allow me to spotlight that one man, whomever he reaLee, truLee is. And with that singularity comes the power to crush the weaker person I once was.

Cheers
Lee