Quotes about Focus
Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important
— Stephen Covey
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
— Stephen Covey
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
— Stephen Covey
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen Covey
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out
— Stephen Covey
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
— Stephen Covey
It is possible to be busy—very busy—without being very effective.
— Stephen Covey
God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.
— Stephen Covey
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.
— Stephen Covey
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.
— Stephen Covey
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!
— Stephen Covey
The main thing Is to keep the main thing the main thing.
— Stephen Covey