Quotes About Prioritization

William James said that the art of being wise is the "art of knowing what to overlook." The petty and the mundane steal much of our time. Too many of us are living for the wrong things.

Until my practice period was completed, I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success.

Being willing to give up some of the things you love in order to focus on what has the greatest impact isn't an easy lesson to learn. But the earlier you embrace it, the sooner you can dedicate yourself to excellence in what matters most.

If the price is an issue, then realize that there is also a price to be paid for lack of commitment. If you fail to develop proper commitment, what will you forfeit? On the other hand, if you pay the price, what benefit will you gain?

When I went to my room after breakfast, I made my bed, straightened the room, dusted the floor, and did whatever else came to my attention. Then I hurried to my violin practice. I found I wasn't progressing as I thought I should, so I reversed things. Until my practice period was completed, I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success.

Yo debo gobernar el reloj, no ser gobernada por él". —Golda Meir

Spend 80 percent of your time on the most promising 20 percent of the potential leaders around you.

The question is not, "Will my calendar be full?" but "Who will fill my calendar?" If we are leaders of others, the question is not, "Will I see people?" but "Who will I see?" My

If you want to be productive, you should try to learn to get joy from what gives the greatest return and discipline yourself to do those things.

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.

Time is valuable. Psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck said, "Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Prioritizing requires leaders to continually think ahead, to know what's important, to know what's next, to see how everything relates to the overall vision.

La razón por la cual las grandes metas no se consiguen es porque nos pasamos el tiempo haciendo primero las cosas secundarias»

Prioritize the things that yield high return. What's the key to being productive? Prioritizing. To be an effective leader, you must learn to not only get a lot done, but to get a lot of the right things done. That means understanding how to prioritize time, tasks, resources, and even people. Effective prioritizing begins with eliminating the things you shouldn't be doing.

There are two things that are most difficult to get people to do: to think, and to do things in order of importance." He

There are two paths that people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.

successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily.

Pain has a funny way of focusing the mind. Only what hurts matters.

Only an obsessional procrastinator would cry, 'Let's run for our lives, but not till Wednesday afternoon.' Back

Because, as we all know, it's easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it's also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we're not so sure about." ? John Cleese

It is easier to do trivial things that are urgent, than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking.

If you're not working on trying to be mine then you shouldn't be worried about who consumes my time.

She pushes away all the guys that care for the one who treats her unfair. She pushes away the guy she loves for the one she can't get enough of.

It seems like the ones that care for us most, we push away and the ones that don't give one thought about us are always our main focas.