A few weeks ago, a series of three unrelated things came together to form a fiercely inspiring moment for me. I heard a talk by an investor and holocaust survivor, Arnold Van Den Berg. He spoke about focus and how his father espoused it as being the essential element of having survived the death march. A 24 hour, 20 mile walk between concentration camps, on a couple of slices of bread, when he was malnourished and weak to start with. He said the only thing that got him through that was a faultless focus on putting one leg in front of the other and locking the knee each time. If *any* other thought entered his mind, the knee would have given way. A fall would have followed. And, falling was not an option because you got whipped and shot if you couldn't continue walking. If you wanted to survive, you focussed one hundred percent on your knee. I need focus. I met an entrepreneur who works a fulltime job. She said she doesn't hesitate to invest in herself and never fails t
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