As part of the ongoing quest for more focus I have learned to appreciate the word "no" -- hearing it and saying it. Every time I hear a "no" it helps me close a door and move on toward something more productive or beneficial. Sometimes I take "no" as feedback on what needs to be fixed or tweaked or reimagined. "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." We learn in sales that every "no" gets us closer to a "yes" and it's true! The right yeses are out there! The right job. The right client. The right candidate. The right partnership. The right solution. Some of the no's I've received have been so much better than a yes in terms of long-term value. I recently read "Go For No!" by Richard Fenton, with the premise that if you aren't getting no's you aren't aiming high enough. The book's message is that increasing your failure rate can greatly accelerate your movement toward ultimate success. "Yes is the destination. No is how you get there." On the flip-side is the value of saying no as an imperative for achieving focus...and success. I don't know of any successful person who is not focused. I've been captivated by this Warren Buffett quote: "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." #success #focus +++++++++ My husband's been hard at work clearing a path to create new access to another part of the property...opening up possibilities. Next step, paving. Think of all that had to be removed to create this path.