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The key is over time. Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time.
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”
Instead of a to-do list, you need a success list—a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results.
The truth is that things don’t matter equally and success is found in doing what matters most.
Success is actually a short race—a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.
success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right.
“Odysseus understood how weak willpower actually is when he asked his crew to bind him to the mast while sailing by the seductive Sirens.”
Knowing when to pursue the middle and when to pursue the extremes is in essence the true beginning of wisdom.
To achieve an extraordinary result you must choose what matters most and give it all the time it demands. This requires getting extremely out of balance in relation to all other work issues,
“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls—family, health, friends, integrity—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also.
I worked for a menial’s hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid.
Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers there is no choice but to seek an uncommon approach to living it.
What you do in any given moment determines what you experience in the next.
“Productivity isn’t about being a workhorse, keeping busy or burning the midnight oil…. It’s more about priorities, planning, and fiercely protecting your time.”
“Today, what’s the ONE Thing I can do for my ONE Thing such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
Resting is as important as working.
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.”
“If the people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all.”
Actions determine outcomes, and outcomes inform actions.
Highly successful people are clear about their role in the events of their life.
“the single most important difference between these amateurs and the three groups of elite performers is that the future elite performers seek out teachers and coaches and engage in supervised training, whereas the amateurs rarely engage in similar types of practice.”
Find a coach. You’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who achieves extraordinary results without one.
When you say yes to something, it’s imperative that you understand what you’re saying no to.
The art of saying yes is, by default, the art of saying no.
Saying yes to everyone is the same as saying yes to nothing.
anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.”
As strong as you think you are, no one is strong enough to avoid the influence of negativity forever.
Put yourself together, and your world falls into place.
“In delay there lies no plenty.”
