Quotes About Focus

You can't look too far ahead. Do that and you'll lose sight of what you're doing and stumble.

Music is my longtime friend. And I could never betray it. I listen to music while I'm writing.

I'm not going to lay off or quit just because I'm busy. If I used being busy as an excuse not to run, I'd never run again. I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit.

She reads with great concentration. Her eyes rarely move from the pages of the book.

No matter how tired the body gets, one must never let the exhaustion enter one's thoughts.

When there's nothing to do, you do nothing slowly and intently.

As far as I could see, she had no opinion at all about anything that was not set directly in front of her (and in fact, she was extremely nearsighted).

What's really important in life is always the things that are secondary.

I noticed for the first time that his expression was completely changed - strangely expressionless, eyes out of focus. He seemed to be staring into a void.

In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.

a highly fragmented day is also a very lazy day.

I have never encountered an executive who remains effective while tackling more than two tasks at a time. Hence, after asking what needs to be done, the effective executive sets priorities and sticks

In fact, extensive informal networks are so important that if they do not exist, creating them has to be the focus of activity early in a major leadership initiative.

no amount of technology can really improve the situation as long as companies are set up to market products rather than cultivate customers. To compete in this aggressively interactive environment, companies must shift their focus from driving transactions to maximizing customer lifetime value.

Effective strategy planners spread strategy reviews throughout the year rather than squeeze them into a two- or three-month window. This allows senior executives to focus on one issue at a time until they reach a decision or set of decisions.

reading too much useless information makes you 46% less likely to think clearly

To compete in an aggressively interactive environment, companies must shift their focus from driving transactions to maximizing customer lifetime value.

But Welch also thought through another issue before deciding where to concentrate his efforts for the next five years. He asked himself which of the two or three tasks at the top of the list he himself was best suited to undertake. Then he concentrated on that task; the others he delegated. Effective executives try to focus on jobs they'll do especially well. They know that enterprises perform if top management performs—and don't if it doesn't.

Vision and Priorities In the press of day-to-day activities, leaders often fail to adequately communicate their vision to the organization, and in particular, they don't communicate it in a way that helps their subordinates determine where to focus their own efforts. How often do I communicate a vision for my business? Have I identified and communicated three to five key priorities to achieve that vision? If asked, would my employees be able to articulate the vision and priorities?

Trying to avoid a thought can make it more active in your brain.

Too often, senior managers convey that everything is important. They start new initiatives without stopping other activities, or they start too many initiatives at the same time. They overwhelm and disorient the very people who need to take responsibility for the work.

Don't water your weeds

People become successful the minute they decide to.

I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.