Quotes About Prioritization

The cardinal principle of concentrating military force had been abandoned by George and his ministers; so, too, had the pursuit of clear strategic goals while avoiding diversionary sideshows.

Montgomery professed to spend one-third of his day "making sure I'm not sacked" and another third inspiriting the troops, which "leaves one-third of my time to defeat the enemy.

Jesus did not spend the same amount of time with everyone. He chose twelve and spent a majority of his time with them. There were toxic people that he spent hardly any time with. For example, the Pharisees were against him from the outset of his ministry. He engaged them only when he needed to. Most of his time he poured himself into a small circle of disciples.

Many are called to do great things, but they do not fulfill those callings because they do not give themselves to the little things.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.

To have a regular system of giving away some of your stuff forces you to "take inventory" once in a while.

spend more time with a specific set of must-have customers, disproportionate to the revenue they might account for at that specific point of time; taking on projects which might not give high margins initially, but might eventually become big;

For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.

Startups are about focusing and executing on a single, scalable idea rather than jumping on every good one which crosses your desk.

It is a total delusion for people to say, 'I don't have time' because we all have the same amount of time in a day. What they really mean is 'It isn't important enough to me now'.

Since Nice Guys learned to sacrifice themselves in order to survive, recovery must center on learning to put themselves first and making their needs a priority.

Rather than come together for the common good, we come together to get the best possible deal. We're clustering by income—attracting members who can contribute the most while excluding those who are more costly.

Every day in every way, I'm getting busier. —ROBERT CIALDINI B

Every day in every way, I'm getting busier. —ROBERT CIALDINI

It is one of the secrets of happiness that you know which battles you can win and which you can't.

Coca-Cola's former president William Robinson, who in 1959 told an audience at Fordham Law School that executives should not put stockholders first. They should "balance the interests of the stockholder, the community, the customer, and the employee.

Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.

Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.

The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order.

There is no daily chore so trivial that it cannot be made important by skipping it two days running.

The key to enjoying the moment is to always carry a list of "Things I Gotta Do That Can Wait."