READING VS. INCULCATING How Getting Obsessed Can Benefit Your Business
According to Entrepreneur, having an obsession also gives you courage. It makes you a master of time and scheduling and encourages thought and innovation. It also makes it easier to say “no,” helps you make conscious decisions, pushes you to find mentors, and encourages hard work. When you have an obsession, you don’t need talent. Can you ‘make’ yourself get obsessed? Most of the time obsession crash-lands in your lap. But you can encourage an obsession with your goals by rooting them in emotion, constantly reminding yourself of them, and pushing yourself to learn more. As international sales expert Grant Cardone once wrote, “Think of obsession like a fire. You want to build it so big that people feel compelled to sit around it in admiration. With a fire, you have to keep adding wood to sustain the intensity and the glow — you must obsess over keeping the fire going or it will burn out and turn to ashes. Your dreams are that fire.”
You find the book interesting,
The word “obsessed” has a lot of negative connotations. But is an obsession always a bad
then fascinating. It becomes embedded in your DNA. Not only do you dog-ear the
thing? We’d argue that it isn’t — and Entrepreneur magazine agrees. In fact, in 2018 they published an article called “8 Reasons Why Obsessive People Are More Likely to Be Successful.”
pages, but you also try to implement its concepts in real life.
Why do obsessives succeed? An obsession harnesses your focus and energy. That’s why Randy often calls his ADD his “superpower.”When you’re obsessed with a business idea
How does obsession work? Merriam-Webster defines obsession as “a persistent disturbing
or a strategy, you can zero in on it and ignore distractions. This gives you clarity of thought you can’t get any other way and helps you succeed more quickly. Think of Mark Zuckerberg obsessively coding in his dorm room — could he have created Facebook as quickly any other way?
preoccupation,” but in a business sense, you can think of it as the deepest level of fascination with a topic. There are multiple levels: You can read a book, study it, memorize it, or inculcate it. The first level is the most basic. It doesn’t require understanding. The final level is obsession.
Spring Vegetable and Chicken Pasta Bake
Inspired by TheSeasonedMom.com
Ingredients •
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1/2 cup fresh chives, chopped and divided 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped and divided
1 cup cooked chicken, diced
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1 14-oz can artichokes, drained and quartered
2 tsp minced garlic
1 cup fresh asparagus pieces
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup carrots, grated
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 425 F and grease an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. 2. In the prepared dish, stir together cooked chicken, artichokes, asparagus, carrots, uncooked pasta, chicken broth, half the chives, half the parsley, garlic, salt, and 2 tbsp Parmesan. 3. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. 4. Uncover and stir. At this point, check the pasta to make sure it is al dente. If it’s undercooked, cover the dish and return to the oven until pasta is tender. 5. Remove from oven and garnish with remaining Parmesan, chives, and parsley.
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