Quotes about Focus

It's not that they go out of their way to tick off their clients. It's just that they're so focused on saying and doing whatever is in the best interests of those clients that they stop worrying about the repercussions. They make themselves completely vulnerable, or naked, and don't try to protect themselves.

When employees at all levels share a common understanding of where the company is headed, what success looks like, whom their competitors are, and what needs to be achieved to claim victory, there is a remarkably low level of wasted time and energy and a powerful sense of traction.

The key to managing this challenge, of course, is to identify a reasonable number of issues that will have the greatest possible impact on the success of your organization, and then spend most of your time thinking about, talking about, and working on those issues.

I have found that most leaders spend the majority of their time and energy making their organizations smarter, with relatively little effort directed toward making them healthier.

Real results come from putting your momentary needs on hold to pursue larger, more important goals.

No amount of intellectual prowess or personal charisma can make up for an inability to identify a few simple things and stick to them over time.

An unrelenting focus on specific objectives and clearly defined outcomes is a requirement for any team that judges itself on performance.

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.

It's hard to do a really good job on anything you don't think about in the shower.

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

Finding one important thing in your life doesn't mean you have to give up all the other important things.

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. -- The Alchemist