Quotes About Focus

Love and appreciation are identical vibrations. Appreciation is the vibration of alignment with who-you-are. Appreciation is the absence of everything that feels bad and the presence of everything that feels good. When you focus upon what you want – when you tell the story of how you want your life to be – you will come closer and closer to the vicinity of appreciation, and when you reach it, it will pull you toward all things that you consider to be good in a very powerful way.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.

Give me six minutes to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

No man resolved to make the most of himself has time to waste on personal contention.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Surgery was the most difficult thing I could imagine. And so I became a surgeon.

The master-word is Work, a little one, as I have said, but fraught with momentous sequences if you can but write it on the tablets of your hearts, and bind it upon your foreheads.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.

I am not obsessing. I am just sitting here perforating this post-it with a push-pin.

Many people who encountered Grant were taken aback by the strength of his commitment and dedication...at the expense of all other aspects of life.

WHAT WE GAIN FROM MINDFULNESS

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

If only more people in life said, This is what I must have.

The key to fighting in the dark was no different: you had to perceive your opponent, sense him, and never use your imagination. The darkness inside your head is something your imagination fills with stories that have nothing to do with the real darkness around you. From

For us, the story is more important than the person.

The problem with enemyfying is not that we never have enemies: we often face people and situations that present us with difficulties and dangers. Moreover, any effort we make to effect change in the world will create discomfort, resistance, and opposition. The real problem with enemyfying is that it distracts and unbalances us. We cannot avoid others whom we find challenging, so we need to focus simply on deciding, given these challenges, what we ourselves will do next.

Anger, then, is only for the engaged; for those with projects that matter.

Most people think the Race is a sprint, but it's really not. It's a marathon. It's about maintaining a lead, keeping the pace, and doing it the right way.

The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.

You have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child.

When you leave here, don't forget why you came.

When you leave here, don't forget why you came.