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Paying Attention With Patience

For a few years of my childhood I lived on my grandfathers farm. He used to have me help him plant trees.

I said to him, Grampa, I cant wait for all the vegetables to grow so we can eat them, but I especially cant wait for the apples from this dwarf tree.

My grandpa replied, This tree isnt even in the ground yet. First we have to plant it. Then it has to mature, and then apples will appear, but you wont be able to eat those apples. This tree wont have apples you can eat for several years.

In business, we dont necessarily have to wait years before the fruits of our labor are available to us. We do have to plant the seeds, nurture and tend to our businesses as they grow.

I spend a lot of money on education each year and I put in my time working, studying, reading, because I know that hard work and putting in the time is ultimately growing more fruit.

What carries us through the growth periods, when maybe we dont have exactly what we want?

Watching my students over the years as they bear the fruits of their labor as a result of persuasion training is an amazing process. We all grow together, learn from each other, and thrive on the richness of our diverse backgrounds.

Sir Isaac Newton said, If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.

The concept of patient attention is important, especially when were faced with a huge amount of information (like a beginning piano student, or even a beginning persuasion student).

Were not always going to get it right the first time. I caution new students not to be hard on themselves. Even if your conscious mind doesnt think its getting all the information, if youre paying attention and putting in the time, your other than conscious mind is absorbing.

In order to get it you need to be present. You have to have the attention part in play for it to begin to bear fruit.