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By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:56:35 +0000

I agree…intensity (coupled with focus and direction) is critical for reaching our financial goals.

With me, whether this is right or not, I am a pretty laid back guy who can be very intense for short seasons in order to achieve a specific goal, but I need to relax and regroup for longer periods of time in between.

By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut

Kevin@OutOfYourRut — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:37:39 +0000

Anthony Robbins made a similar point in one of his books some years back. He described it as ‘laser beam focus’, I believe, but same principle. With it, he included a question: how much could you accomplish if you fix your attention on a goal for 90 days?

He was advocating for an intentional single-mindedness in order to accelerate progress toward a desireable goal, almost as if to drive us away from the culturally induced norm of multi-tasking, and also as a tool to break through the initial resistance that seems to be a matter of course any time you begin a new project.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:13:11 +0000

thanks Brent- I will make the correction!

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:24:40 +0000

It isn’t a lion the gazelle is running from, it’s the cheetah.

By: Paul @ FiscalGeek

Paul @ FiscalGeek — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:35:29 +0000

Amen. Very well said, myself I have no trouble with the intensity, I’m extremely task oriented so something like paying down debt I’m all in. This does come at a cost for me and the family where other things get neglected so I have to temper my extreme gazelle like nature a bit so as to remain married, raise my boys and function in society .