Quotes about Productivity

IT'S THE JOB THAT IS NEVER STARTED THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TO FINISH.

Because I lacked the ability to prioritize correctly and bring focus to my leadership.

The reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.

Lazy people don't succeed.

The atmosphere is affirming: Industrialist Charles Schwab said, "I have yet to find the man . . . who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

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.

Most people produce only when they feel like it. Leaders produce even when they don't feel like it.

Before you get out of bed every morning, say 'do it now' fifty times. At the end of the day before you go to sleep, the last thing you should do is say 'do it now' fifty times.

All great leaders are productive. However, it is possible to be a producer and not a leader. Personal success does not always translate into team success. Leadership is defined by what a person does with and for others. It is established by making the team better and more productive. It's measured by what the entire group accomplishes, not by the individual efforts of the person in charge. Good leadership is never based on what someone does by and for himself.

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.

You can't do everything, so focus on your strengths.

How does a person become productive? Find your strength and then find someone who needs your strength.