The Number Two

A man with two clocks never knows the time.

A man cannot serve two masters.

These independent thoughts have in common the distraction of having two of something.  In the case of business, this might be having two competing objectives, or to be more to the point not having one clear objective.

I think there is also something to the idea that trying to be something you are not (personally or professionally) creates two of you.  The real you and the other you.

Lots of people think of the new year as a time to add to their lives those things that they think are missing.  There is more value, I would submit, in ruthlessly getting rid of things that don’t belong.

Getting down to one is where I am headed each day.  It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be.

How about you?