Getting to What's Important...

A young concert violinist was asked the secret of her success. She replied, “Planned neglect.” Then she explained, “When I was in school, there were so many things that demanded my time. When I went to my room after breakfast, I made my bed, straightened the room, dusted the floor, addressed others' issues, and did whatever else came to my attention. Then I hurried to my violin practice. I found I wasn’t progressing as I thought I should, so I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success.”

The challenge: Neglecting unimportant things to get to what's important.