“What’s got your attention,” I asked.

“I don’t know. Lots of stuff,” Vincent replied.

“I want you to stop, look around, take stock of what is going through your head,” I nodded.

“Well, there is a quality problem out on the floor in one of the work cells. No one can seem to pinpoint the trouble.”

“And, if you are able to solve that, is that the highest return on your attention?”

“Oh, heavens no,” Vincent smiled. “The biggest return is on a new product rollout. We already have advance orders that exceed our capacity to produce.”

“Okay, then where should you be spending your time?”

“But, you asked me what has my attention, not where I should be spending my time,” he protested.

“Yes,” I nodded. “What has your attention will draw your focus. You never ever get what you want, you will only get what you focus on. Be careful what has your attention.”