Michelangelo's plateau-busting secret

I keep a small replica of Michelangelo’s David on my desk.

Not for decoration or because I’m particularly artsy.

(My ultra-talented wife has more artistic ability in her pinky than I have in my whole body.)

It's there because of something Michelangelo said about the statue.

When someone asked how he carved David…

He said something like... 

"I just removed everything that wasn't David."

I think about that quote a lot on Sundays when I'm planning the week ahead.

When things aren’t quite working the way I want them to…

It feels like MORE must be the answer.

But most breakthroughs come from cutting away the WRONG things...

Not adding more.

It’s just like Warren Buffett's famous 5/25 rule…

He told his pilot to circle his top 5 goals from a list of 25.

And he called the other 20 his "AVOID-AT-ALL-COSTS list."

The 20 lower priorities would only distract from what actually mattered... 

That's Michelangelo's lesson in business form.

Cut away everything that isn't your David.

It's hard to build momentum when you're dragging dead weight behind you.

Sometimes the most strategic thing you can do... is STOP doing the wrong things.

In Your Corner,
Jason

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