No, but in all honesty,great post Derek. I totally agree, and you’ve found yourself a new reader, seeing as I work security and can do this at work and reclaim lost time. Although I’ve saw this topic mentioned a few times, it can’t be mentioned enough. I consciously and proactively seek out articles, blogs, books, intervies and information like this, but not everyone does. I don’t have a blog myself but I have a myspace and have been debating on whether I should blog about the inefficiency of backup plans, just for my friends and those that could also use this highly valuable paradigm shift.

I’ve seen it mentioned many times,but of course repetition is key, it hadn’t sunk in yet.

It’s laser focus over flashlight

Napoleon Hill talks about it in his timeless classic “Think and Grow Rich”

Will Smith says the key to the success of his marriage (even though he did he a divorce before this one), I believe he said was lots of sex, and divorce cannot be an option. They have a mutual agreement on this. Of course they have problems, but they work through them. Divorce is non-negotiable. He also made another interesting point in another article stating that if you create a back-up plan, you also create the certainty that you’re going to need that back-up plan.

And in Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” he mentions how important it is to create the illusion of retreat for your enemy so that they won’t fight as hard

In addition, desire is the starting point of all achievement, but not just any desire, but a BURNING desire, and when you put yourself in a “get rich or die tryin/sink or swim/backs against the wall/desparity/ no other option” state of being you definitely help to cultivate that desire. I’m an apiring actor and this was a huge “aha” moment for me, and took tremendous courage but, I made it and haven’t looked back since.

Anyways, I’m I read Steve Pavlina’s blog religiously, but I’ll definitely add this one to the favorites list at work.

Again, Excellent post Derek!! I think I’ve read about 20 of them in an hour.