Quotes about Focus

This life is the one to be lived now, that much is crystal-clear. What did Thoreau supposedly say—'One world at a time'?

Intent on prayer, she has a dumb girl's sweet piercing way of putting her whole body into one thing at a time.

The only way to get somewhere, you know, is to figure out where you're going before you go there.

If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.

Do not let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.

Don't mistake activity for achievement. To produce results, tasks must be well organized and properly executed; otherwise, it's no different from children running around the playground—everybody is doing something, but nothing is being done; lots of activity, no achievement.

John Wooden focused almost entirely on improvement in the present moment. He let the score—winning—take care of itself. Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

Set your standards high; namely, do the absolute best of which you are capable. Focus on running the race rather than winning it. Do those things necessary to bring forth your personal best and don't lose sleep worrying about the competition. Let the competition lose sleep worrying about you. Teach your organization to do the same.

I never dreamed about winning a national championship. What I was dreaming about was trying to produce the best basketball team we could be. My thoughts were directed toward preparation, our journey, not the results of the effort. That would simply have shifted my attention to the wrong area, hoping for something out of my control.

Be quick - but don't hurry.

DON'T MISTAKE ACTIVITY FOR ACHIEVEMENT

There are no big things, only an accumulation of many little things. Remove enough rivets and the wing falls off. However, it is up to you, the leader, to identify the correct rivets and determine how much attention each will be given. Do this correctly and your organization will survive flying through even the most turbulent competitive storm.