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49. Go To Fiji…Every Day!
He needed to do ten days’ worth of work in one.
Early the next morning, before the sun came up, Mark was awake and downstairs, getting ready for his monster mission to get through his to-do list.
He made a quick cup of tea, did a couple of stretches, then hit his desk with huge energy and total focus. He had to get through this and get to Fiji, and he had to do it
today.
That morning he worked like he had never worked before: he didn’t dodge the hard tasks or just pick the fun ones. No, not that day. Mark started at the top and refused to move on to the next item until each task was done, completed, filed and closed.
He was like a rhino, attacking that list head-on with purpose. He had a holiday to go on. Any obstacle he came across on his list, he put his rhino horn down and charged through it, never taking no for an answer until he got the result he needed.
By lunchtime he was halfway through his monster work pile. He was so focused he forgot about lunch, and by 4 p.m. he had completed everything. Done. He leant back and let out a big sigh of satisfaction, amazed at how he had managed to do two weeks’ worth of work in less than a day.
One thought crossed his mind as he sat there enjoying the fruits of his hard work, and it changed everything for Mark from that day on…
‘Imagine if I had to go to Fiji every day!’
Imagine how much we could all do, how many goals we could charge down, people we could help, adventures we could have and promotions would be ours…if we could just set about them all with that Fiji attitude.
That’s why I often say to myself when I have a lot on: It’s time to go to Fiji!
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Bear Grylls (A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character)