"Divided focus always works against you."

“Experienced animal trainers take a stool with them when they step into a cage with a lion. Why a stool? It tames a lion better than anything – except maybe a tranquilizer gun. When the trainer holds the stool with the legs extended toward the lion’s face, the animal tries to focus on all four legs at once. And that paralyzes him. Divided focus always works against you.”[1]

[1] Maxwell, John  The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, pg 57