Here’s a famous quote from Steve Jobs about creativity:
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other ideas that they are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done.”
Again and again, in my coaching practice, when people develop plan to evolve and change their life, I encounter that one very fundamental question is:
“What are you ready to stop doing?”
It’s a tough question. It is hard – but necessary. You can’t just add up stuff to your life. Letting go of something you are doing shows commitment, prioritization, focus.
Are you as proud of the things you have stopped doing than of the stuff you’ve been recently starting?
