Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.
The smallest of actions is always better than the noblest of intentions.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
Focusing is about saying No.
Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.
The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.
You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that’s wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.
The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.
It’s been proven that of all the interventions to reduce poverty, improving agricultural productivity is the best.
In the decade ahead I can predict that we will provide over twice the productivity improvement that we provided in the ’90s.
The checklist is one of the most high-powered productivity tools ever discovered.
Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.
My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.
Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.
The real achiever does one thing at a time.