Understanding how and what to prune will allow new growth to flourish. This concept can apply at all levels in your life, from trimming unnecessary agenda items of a meeting, to helping a spouse overcome an addiction. Use the three categories as guidelines, but also, just as you shape a tree or rose bush by cutting off good branches that are going in the wrong direction, you will need to end some activities or habits that are not getting you to where you want to go. Then, no matter how painful it might be, or worthwhile the effort is, you must prune. A clear vision of the outcome of what you want your life, or business, to be like is vital to knowing what is unnecessary. The first question to ask is: What does a good rose bush look like? We must know what we are pruning toward. But how do you decide which good things you need to drop? Overindulgence, even in good things, breeds mediocrity. You can’t have everything (where would you put it?) and, by the same token, you can’t do everything, or else you won’t be exceptional at anything. Your resources are limited, whether it’s time, energy, or money, and applying them in the most effective direction is the only way to reach your full potential.
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