Quotes About Focus

Before you begin work, always ask yourself, "Is this task in the top 20 percent of my activities or in the bottom 80 percent?

Your "frog" is your biggest, most important task, the one you are most likely to procrastinate on if you don't do something about it. It is also the one task that can have the greatest positive impact on your life and results at the moment. The

The second rule of frog eating is this: If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn't pay to sit and look at it for very long. The

a goal or objective that is not in writing is merely a wish or a fantasy. It has no energy behind it.

effective people are those who launch directly into their major tasks and then discipline themselves to work steadily and single-mindedly until those tasks are complete. "Failure to execute" is one of the biggest problems in organizations today.

Knowing why you're doing things does not automatically mean that you know how to change them. If you really want change, worry less about the why and concentrate more on the how. It is often easier and faster for us to change from the outside than to change from the inside.

We have moved from the Age of Manpower to the Age of Mind-power. In this new age, you are no longer rewarded for the hours you put in but for what you put into those hours.

Pronto puedes estar tan ocupado con las actividades diarias del trabajo que pierdas de vista los resultados generales requeridos.

Set the table: Decide exactly what you want. Clarity is essential. Write out your goals and objectives before you begin. 2.  Plan every day in advance: Think on paper. Every minute you spend in planning can save you five or ten minutes in execution.

En mis charlas, seminarios y tareas de consultoría, he trabajado con más de dos millones de personas de todo el mundo. He descubierto, una y otra vez, que una persona de inteligencia media, con unas metas claras, superará en mucho a un genio que no está seguro de lo que quiere.

hacen correctamente las cosas adecuadas.

Thinking continually about the potential consequences of your choices, decisions, and behaviors is one of the very best ways to determine your true priorities in your work and personal life.

Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, was once asked his secret of success. He replied, "Simple. I just say no to everything that is not absolutely vital to me at the moment.

Una de las maneras más rápidas y mejores de dejar de postergar y conseguir hacer más cosas velozmente es ser absoluta- mente excelente en las áreas clave de resultados. Esto puede ser tan importante como cualquier otra cosa que haga en su vida o su carrera.

Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Only about 3 percent of adults have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people of equal or better education and ability but who, for whatever reason, have never taken the time to write out exactly what they want. There is a powerful formula for setting and achieving goals that you can use for the rest of your life.

the only real cure for fear or worry is disciplined, purposeful action in the direction of your goals.

your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop. An

The very act of visualizing yourself performing at your best prior to any event or activity will improve your performance.

empiece por la mayor, la más dura y la más importante. Disciplínese para empezar inmediatamente y luego perseverar hasta que haya completado la tarea antes de pasar a otra cosa.

You can't hit a target you can't see. You can't accomplish wonderful things with your life if you have no idea of what they are. You must first become absolutely clear about what you want if you are serious about unlocking the extraordinary power that lies within you.

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

Tu mente puede contener sólo un pensamiento a la vez, ya sea positivo o negativo. Puede contener la emoción positiva de la responsabilidad personal o puede contener una emoción negativa de cualquier tipo. Y la elección siempre depende de ti. Lo único en el universo que puedes controlar es el contenido de tu mente consciente.

2. Plan every day in advance: Think on paper. Every minute you spend in planning can save you five or ten minutes in execution.