Productivity Quotes That Will Make You More Effective
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"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”
“Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to have talent and know how to use it.”
“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
“It’s not knowing what to do; it’s doing what you know.”
“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
“The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.”
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”
“Simplicity boils down to two steps: identify the essential, eliminate the rest.”
“You can do anything, but not everything.”
“You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.”
“Never mistake motion for action.”
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
“Life is too complicated not to be orderly.”
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
“Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
“All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.”
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“It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.”
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last long. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.”
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
“Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”
“The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you exchange for it.”
“Ordinary people think merely of spending time, great people think of using it.”
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.”
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
“Nothing is particularly hard when you divide it into small jobs.”
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.”
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”
"Soon is not as good as now.”
