Last night, when I was a bit over 48 hours into a 60-hour fast, I went to the sauna to get some excess rain out of my system.
Once there, I noted that I forgot my timer, something I never do. So there I was, slowly and silently counting to 1000, to make sure I got at least 20 minutes in.
When I was around 250 in my counting, a “little person,” whom I would say was around 25 years of age, came strutting in. All 4′ 2″ of him, along with bulging muscles.
As I soon discovered, the little guy was wise way beyond his height.
I told him he had some big guns hanging from his shoulders. He immediately thanked me, then I went back to focusing on my counting. Meanwhile the little guy began rapping with the two other gents about business, real estate, nutrition, stocks and so on.
This reminded of a story Zig Ziglar used to tell in regard to perceived intelligence. Ziglar talked about people automatically assuming that a taller person is smarter than a shorter one. To paraphrase Zig, if you get lost while driving around, and you need some directions, and you see a group of young boys standing on a street corner, which one are you going to ask for help?
It turns out that most people will make eye contact with the tallest one in the group, and ask him for help. And yet, you may have picked the dumbest one in the group for guidance.
I merely listened to 99% of the conversation taking place, but when I was asked a question by the “little guy” (sorry, I didn’t ask his name), I replied with a line from my new book: One Breath at a Time: The Secret Sayings for Getting Your Goals and Creating the Life YOU WANT.
And that line was…
“Six morons in a room brainstorming for ideas does not equal a genius.”
’twas awesome to watch him howl, as well as the two others.
Then he asked another question and I replied:
“The world may steer you toward sameness, but greatness comes from our differences.”
To say that one hit home would be underplaying it.
As I was driving back to my abode, I thought to myself about how a giant intellect can come wrapped in a small package, and vice versa.
The same goes for small goals and big goals.
You can take the BIG road of frustration, by always focusing on something five, ten or twenty years down the road. Or you can be wise beyond your ears, and your years, by making sure you are always in position to accomplish a daily goal, that leads to you, overtime, accomplishing more than you will if you only have long-term goals.
This is summarized with the following line in my book:
When you focus on the small, you can have it all.
When you focus on the big, you stumble on every twig.
Tomorrow is going to be one busy day because it’s the day I sign ALL first edition copies of One Breath at a Time: The Secret Sayings for Getting Your Goals and Creating the Life YOU WANT.
My hand and arm may get a little tired as I sign away, but I assure you that I will be signing each book with gratitude and the breath of life.
I will give you a legible, purposeful, awe-inspiring autograph – rather than the typical incomprehensible, get-it-over-with slop job chicken scrawl.
Those of you who have already ordered will be getting a tracking number soon.
If you want in on the fun, click here.
Matt Furey
