Too many priorities paralyse us: Do you know why animal trainers carry a stool when they go into a cage of lions? They have their whips, of course, and their pistols at their sides. But invariable they also carry a stool. The trainer holds the stool by the back and thrusts the legs towards the face of the wild animal. The animal tries to focus on all four legs at once, and in an attempt to focus on all four, a kind of paralysis overwhelms the animal, and it becomes tame, weak, and disabled because its attention is fragmented. Same with us: divided attention paralyses.

John Maxwell

Source: John C. Maxwell, Developing The Leader Within You, 1993, Nashville: Thomas Nelson, p.31

Too many priorities paralyse us: Do you know why animal trainers carry a stool when they go into a cage of lions? They have their whips, of course, and their pistols at their sides. But invariable they also carry a stool. The trainer holds the stool by the back and thrusts the legs towards the face of the wild animal. The animal tries to focus on all four legs at once, and in an attempt to focus on all four, a kind of paralysis overwhelms the animal, and it becomes tame, weak, and disabled because its attention is fragmented. Same with us: divided attention paralyses.

John Maxwell

Source: John C. Maxwell, Developing The Leader Within You, 1993, Nashville: Thomas Nelson, p.31