MANY PEOPLE MAY THINK THAT INTENSITY IS A STATE OF mind. But it is not. Intensity is a state of emotion. Intensity goes from the heart to the head. Intensity is enthusiasm. Intensity is passion. Intensity is being in love. You have to be emotionally connected to what you are doing in order to pursue it with intensity.
If you are playing a game of golf and you simply don’t care about the outcome, your intensity will be low. Your focus will be weak. Your performance will be mediocre. However, if you are playing any game and something important to you is on the line (money, title, reputation, pride), everything changes.
For example, let’s say you’re playing a game of golf where the winner will receive a valuable prize: money, an award, or recognition. Now, all of a sudden, the players are emotionally engaged. They care about the outcome. They are focused on the reward, and their intensity goes up twentyfold.
In order to make every day count, you must have that emotional connection—the fanatical commitment to follow through. Most likely, you have already created that desire, the intensity, the passion that will pull you forward. Now it’s just a matter of tapping into it on a consistent basis. Deep down, you know what counts in life. Simply focus on it.