Goals, and the cheetah’s flexibility and focus.
A cheetah chasing prey runs with astonishing grace and beauty, every part of its body stretching out at great length and folding back in. But even as it tears along, one part of its body stays relatively perfectly fixed. That part is the head. The head and eyes lock onto the target like a radar-guided missile — so that, even if the antelope changes direction, the cheetah can keep following it. It’s as if an invisible line had been attached to it. (p. 268)
From A Way to Get Acquainted with the Unfamiliar — In a World Too Familiar by Tony Buzan, translated by Kim Seong-hun, supervised by Kwon Bong-joong (BusinessMap).
I love watching the TV show “Animal Kingdom.” It seems to be because I can see and feel “life” in it.
Cheetahs show up sometimes. The fastest land animal, reaching over 100 km/h in an instant. The sight of one hunting is astonishing. With flexibility and focus, it drives its target. Their characteristic feline flexibility is astonishing, but what draws even more admiration is the way the head and eyes stay completely locked onto the target even in that urgent moment. It’s focus on the goal.
Our lives are the same. Once we lose sight of our goal and vision, the energy we expend loses direction and can’t produce results. More than anything, it’s essential to never take our eyes off the goal and stay focused.
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