“Concentrating On Too Many Things Gets Nothing Done…”
No, not an ancient Chinese Proverb, just an Andrew Anderson one.
This axiom has been said in many different ways and no matter which way it is said, it is still true. It does not matter if we are talking your Business, the latest project, or even dating.
Not concentrating on one thing and getting it completed or at least to the next level will in the end more than likely spell disaster almost every single time.
While I know this and operate this way almost always in my business life, sometimes I still slip and I also have to ride hard on the people that I work with at times as well.
George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.
G. Washington (his actual signature)
NOTE:
Shortly after the Thanksgiving Proclamation was written, it was lost for 130 years. The original document was written in long hand by William Jackson, secretary to the President, and was then signed by George Washington. It was probably misplaced or mixed in with some private papers when the US capitol moved from New York to Washington, D.C. The original manuscript was not placed in the National Archives until 1921 when Dr. J. C. Fitzpatrick, assistant chief of the manuscripts division of the Library of Congress found the proclamation at an auction sale being held at an art gallery in New York. Dr Fitzpatrick purchased the document for $300.00 for the Library of Congress, in which it now resides. It was the first official presidential proclamation issued in the United States.
If you have never read this, you are in for a treat. While there has been much revisionist history concerning what Thanksgiving is and was all about, here is the REAL story. A hint (The triumph of Capitalism that saved the Pilgrims and therefore the US of A and you and me too!)
Here is the real story… Enjoy.. I have posted the short version and another longer one. Would love to hear what you think.
God Bless you and yours on this most splendorous of Truly American Holidays!
Cheers,
Andrew “Easy” Anderson
The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving
Did you know that the first [Plymouth Colony Pilgrim's] Thanksgiving was a celebration of the triumph of private property and individual initiative? —–> READ MORE
I swear, over half of the Golden Rules were put out there by guys and gals with a huge sense of humor that I can truly appreciate. Like the Early Bird Gets The Worm and all of the ones you have heard about Procrastination being a bad thing.
Whoever came up with them is still laughing their Butts off as they are trotted out by people like they are spun of Gold or something. I also think they laid these out there to clear the field for them to swoop in and grab the profits from their less adroit competition.
I have seen a number of these recently on Facebook and Twitter with lots of accolades.
Well, let me give you something to think about before you swallow these axioms whole. They are only correct in certain situations and they are totally wrong in many, many others. Especially those involving money. —–> READ MORE
“Accept the fact the you are not omniscient, but playing a zombie will not give you omniscience-that your mind is fallible, but becoming mindless will not make you infallible-that an error made on your own is safer than ten truths accepted on faith, because the first leaves you the means to correct it, but the second destroys your capacity to distinguish truth from error.” Any Rand
How concentrating on one tree at a time and killing Bed Bugs will make you a lot more money.
Will do my best to stay on point here today and after this week, I will go back to doing more of these in video format. But you will just have to read this one.
I want to explain Why this is relevant right now for where you are and How it came about.
In looking at all I have going on right now in my business ventures, I have probably never been more aware of how all of the work and thought that has gone into my various business ventures pays off.
I probably have more actual real business going on than in anytime in my career and yet, I feel less stressed about it than I ever have before.
Bed Bug!
Part of the reason is that I have specifically sought out and learned techniques that allow me to be aware of what is going on in the moment and to take a step back and take both a 10,000 foot view of where everything is and being able to just a second later, zoom in on a specific issue. Kind of like the Google Map viewer that gives you the global view and then allows you to see what things look like right down on street level.
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George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
