What happens when you do not focus
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.”
- Unknown
on dreams and reality
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”
- Douglas Everett
Eva Young on why we need to get after tasks
To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.
- Eva Young
how to use your ends
God gave us two ends. One to sit on and one to think with. Success depends on which one you use; heads you win — tails, you lose.
- Anonymous
Abraham Lincoln on procrastination
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
- Abraham Lincoln
How to be productive
“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”
- Paul J. Meyer
The Power of Action
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli
on thinking and doing
“Thought is useful when it motivates for action, and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.”
-Bill Raeder
Secrets of Success by Dale Carnegie
Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
- Dale Carnegie
Conrad Hilton on the connection between action and success
Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
- Conrad Hilton