Make the Main Thing the Main Thing

Henry Ford once said, referring to his Model-T, the best selling car of all time;

“The customer can have any colour he wants, so long as it’s black”.

Although this quote is widely used in a business sense, ie not giving the customer too many options so they can make an easy decision; it can also be applied to everyday life.

We have so many options in every aspect of life these days, but we must remember for whatever it is we are trying to accomplish, to make the main thing the main thing and not be distracted.

If you are trying to fix a marriage, work on the marriage, romance and date your spouse. Watching tv, playing the PS3, staying late at the office, or even going to the pub with the boys won’t help.

If your money is acting funny, fix it. Get on a budget. Get out of debt. Stop impulse spending. Sell some stuff. Get on a money plan. No more credit cards.

If you are sick, maybe the drug you are taking isn’t helping, it’s probably making you worse. Maybe it’s taking longer than expected to get better. Don’t accept it. You can’t deny the symptoms but you can defy the outcome. Find the root of the cause. Your body is made to heal itself, if it’s not, something is amiss. Is it your diet? Is it your lifestyle? Is it stress levels? FIND OUT.  Change.

You get the point, right?

Make it a mission to find the solution to your problem, to fix what’s broken. Yes it’s hard, but I guess in the end it’s what you prioritize.