Do only ONE thing until you become rich

Basically, I'm a "success scientist." I read and observe and study successful people, then I extract underlying principles and strategies they use and apply it in my own life in order to TEST those principles and strategies. Next, I keep those that work and share them with you.

One powerful success principle is the concept of "compounding," which I discuss in the PowerKnowledge article HERE.

This compounding concept is all about doing only ONE thing, and focus on doing it until you grow exponentially through it.

Some people might say that this is hard to do and requires self-discipline. True, it does require self-control and the ability to say No to a great many things and activities that are NOT relevant to your goal.

On the other hand, focusing on doing only ONE thing is a lot like digging. If you dig deep enough, you'll soon find yourself in a "tunnel" and this makes it easy to ignore all the things and events and information that are simply irrelevant to your goal.

Many people think that the Olympians who participated in the recent Beijing Games made a lot of sacrifices to get there, but I don't think so. "Sacrifice" means you give up something of higher value in order to get something of lower value.

That is not the case with Olympians. In fact, it's the opposite. They CHOSE a lifestyle that is of higher value to them, so there is no sacrifice whatsoever. Even those Olympians who did not win medals, have been happy during the last four years. It's the journey that counts and that makes us feel alive, not the destination.

Olympians are a good example of self-mastered people who focus on doing only ONE thing until they get it supremely right.

Now, if you're a parent, then it gets even more interesting, and more challenging too. You have a Dharma or a responsibility toward your kids. So you will naturally feel that you've got to be there for them.

But keep in mind you have other roles to play. The key is to play fully your role while you're playing it, and then to play your other roles equally fully, putting your entire being into them.

This sounds easy enough, yet people often make mistakes and mix up their various roles. I have fathers contacting me and looking for jobs, and they make the mistake of mentioning their kids and family situation.

This is an unfortunate mix-up of roles, since it is much more effective to play the role of a worker WITHOUT also playing the role of a parent. Similarly, when a father plays with his kids, I don't think he mentions to them what's going on at work.

The success secret is really about knowing, precisely, what role you are playing, and to play that role fully and with your whole being invested in it.