Day 87 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

BE OBSERVANT

Learn to not just look but to see the world all around you. Sure you may spot a Pink Flamingo among the green vegetation but can you spot ONE CERTAIN, SPECIFIC Pink Flamingo among an entire flock of Flamingos?

US Army Infantry, Rangers, Scouts and Special Forces spend weeks and months just learning how to see the world around them. They work at observing and recognizing all the details. They know that if they overlook even the most mundane and minute detail the unnecessary loss of life can occur.

For those that never served or received this type of training you can learn how to BE MORE OBSERVANT than you already are. There are things you can do right now as you read this to become more observant.

Here is one: Sit still for two uninterrupted minutes look and listen to everything around you. Notice how I wrote LISTEN? That’s right, listening is a very important part of being observant.  You could say that looking and listening go Hand in Hand!

After the two minutes are up, take out a sheet of paper and for the next minute write down everything you saw and heard in as much detail as possible. Repeat this ONE TIME every day for the next week and by the 7th day you will see just how much your observation skills will have increased.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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