Quotes About Focus

Oh, for that first hit of the day, the blessed nicotine hitting the bloodstream and snapping the synapses to attention.

Basically, it doesn't take all that much physical effort to shape up your mind.

That same sense of direction that animals possess perfectly also awakens in man under the right conditions.

focus on three deliverables: • Reduce by 80% the time it takes the top team to manage the business (operational activities) • Refocus the senior team on market-facing activities • Realign everyone else (onto the same page) to drive execution and results

Frei and Morriss' overarching point is that great brands don't try to please everyone.

Individuals or organizations with too many priorities have no priorities and risk spinning their wheels and accomplishing nothing of significance.

Goals without routines are wishes; routines without goals are aimless.

In the meantime, if you're experiencing some drama, maybe a simple checklist will help.

Individuals or organizations with too many priorities have no priorities and risk spinning their wheels and accomplishing nothing of significance. In turn, laser-focusing everyone on a single priority — today, this week, this quarter, this year, and the next decade — creates clarity and power throughout the organization.

It takes real guts to ignore or even alienate 93% of customers, focusing instead on the 7% of the market that is fanatical about you and willing to put up with the trade-offs.

las metas sin rutinas son deseos, las rutinas sin metas no tienen sentido.

Senior leaders need to be in the market 80% of the week, either figuratively or literally.

Let us sacrifice one day to gain perhaps a whole life.

He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life.

Man is not a circle with a single center; he is an ellipse with two focii. Facts are one, ideas are the other.

When one has but a single idea he finds in it everything.

Running beer gathers no foam.

Make thought a whirlwind.

Man is not a circle with a single centre; he is an ellipse with a double focus. Facts form one of these, and ideas the other.

à des résultats magnifiques par des voies étroites

he never was known to have a sweetheart; he had not time to be in love.

He caught glimpses of everything, but he saw nothing.

Yesterday I was worried about a lot of things. Today I know what matters.

She tucked her chin, squared her shoulders, and set a new goal for herself.