Know What to Overlook
“Wisdom is learning what to overlook.” —William James
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Having a Passionate Interest
You need to have a passionate interest in why things are happening. That cast of mind, kept over long periods,...
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Concentrate on One Thing
It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man...
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The Focus of Your Life
I only want to do better work. That’s the focus of my life.
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Take It One Moment at a Time
I do what I do, and I do it well, and focus and take it one moment at a time.
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What You’re Not Going to Do
Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.
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Focus on Solutions
Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.
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Energy Is the Essence of Life
Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you...
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Discover What You Really Want
Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy.
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Focus on Why
We each focus on what we’re going to buy, but that’s an incorrect focus. Focus instead on why you want...
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Focus on Few Things
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.
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Stop Wasting Time
One look at an email can rob you of 15 minutes of focus. One call on your cell phone, one...
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Confidence and Person Power
A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.
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Focus on What You Can Fix
Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change – focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you...
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Move Mountains with Focus
That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work...
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Focus on a Specific Target
I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on...
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Maintain a Positive Focus
Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.
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What It Takes To Be a Successful Warrior
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
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Focus and Concentration
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
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Keep Your Eyes Open
Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is...
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Saying No to 1,000 Things
And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or...
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Distraction Definition
If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking.
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Focus Is Saying No
Focus is saying no to 1,000 good ideas.
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We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on...
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Focus on the Moment
You have to focus on the moment. There’s no tomorrows.
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Get Single-minded Focus
Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded...
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Get Focused Now
You can’t do everything. You can’t do health and forestry and agriculture. You’ve got to focus and do one or...
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People judge you on your performance, so focus on the outcome. Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used...
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