Great advice. To an extent, that is. Another similar saying is “don’t cry over spilt milk.” It’s just milk, right? Yes, it is important to keep your head up and focus. Don’t let the little things hold you up, hold you back, or get you down. That is important for progress and growth. And, sanity!
I, personally, can drive myself and those around me, crazy tripping on the little things; draining all my time and energy on things that seemingly do not matter in the grand scheme of things. This takes my focus away from the goal and I lose sight of the big picture and the road map becomes blurry and illegible. Then I look back and ask myself “how did I end up here?”…
Again! The truth is, sometimes it is good to sweat the small stuff. It’s really all about context. If I stand in that same spot trying to read the roadmap and reflect on how I got to where I am, I realize that is the small the stuff, not the big things we do that make us who we are or set us apart. It is the little things that we do that make the biggest difference and raise us higher.
The super power is in differentiating the little things. What are the things that matter most and what are the things that just trip us up? What will matter six months from now? What am I spending 80% of my time and energy on that yields no return aside from frustration? Ask yourself questions to find out what little things make the biggest difference.
Life is too short to sweat the little stuff that doesn’t matter in the end or add value to you or anyone one else. I am still honing this super power and I am sure I will be doing so rest of life and career as a business owner. As long as I continue to improve and make progress, I don’t sweat it and keep of going.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
Owner-Operator
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