Quotes about Focus

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

It is possible to be busy—very busy—without being very effective.

God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

When we set and achieve goals that are in our Center of Focus, we maximize the use of our time and effort. Interestingly, we find that as we do this over time, our Circle of Influence automatically increases. We find positive ways to influence more people and circumstances.

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.

It's not enough to say your family is important. If "family" is really going to be top priority, you have to "hunker down, suck it up, and make it happen!

The main thing Is to keep the main thing the main thing.

if God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

Pareto Principle—80 percent of the results flow out of 20 percent of the activities.

The carpenter's rule is "measure twice, cut once.

You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of and developing your own proactive nature. You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of your paradigms and understanding how to shift them and align them with principles. You can't become principle-centered without a vision of and a focus on the unique contribution that is yours to make.