By Dave Ramsey from Seth Godin’s “What Matters Now”
Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an “Outlier.” He is, of
course, right. My mother says practice makes perfect. She is, of course, right. A billionaire
friend once told me to read one of the best stories on successful living, e Tortoise and
the Hare. He says, “Every time I read that book, the tortoise wins. Slow and steady wins
the race.” He is, of course, right.
Whether it is branding or wealth building, I call it The Momentum Theorem.
Fi/T (G) = M
FOCUSED INTENSITY over TIME multiplied by GOD equals Unstoppable Momentum.
Not many people in our A.D.D. culture can stay FOCUSED, but those who can
are on their way to winning. Add to the focus some serious pull-your-shirt-off-and-paint-
yourself-blue-at-the-football-game INTENSITY, and now you have a person
who is a difference-maker. But very few companies or people can maintain that
FOCUSED INTENSITY over TIME. It takes time to be great, it takes time to create
critical mass, it takes time to be an “overnight success.” Lastly, you and I are finite, while
GOD is infinite. So, multiply your efforts through Him and watch the areas of your life
move toward winning like never before.
