Vision and discipline
Last week, I mentioned that I was watching the Game of Thrones.
I heard something on an episode that grabbed my attention. That’s why I enjoy good writing, whether in a book or a movie.
One of the show’s characters is Petyr Baelish. He is a bit conniving. He’s always playing the angle to better his lot in life.
He explained how he approached decisions.
Every time I’m faced with a decision, I close my eyes and see the same picture. Whenever I consider a question, I ask myself, ‘Will this action make this picture a reality?’ [I] pull it out of my mind and into the world … and I only act if the answer is yes.
That is powerful stuff.
Some of us have the vision of what we want, but we don’t have the disciplined execution.
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