The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months

by Brian P. Moran

In the long run, your actions are always congruent with your underlying thinking.

Breakthrough results don’t start with your actions, they are first created in your thinking.

In our experience, the number-one thing that you will have to sacrifice to be great, to achieve what you are capable of, and to execute your plans, is your comfort.

In order to achieve a level of performance that is greater than your current performance, you will need a vision of the future that is bigger than the present.

keeping promises to yourself builds character,

Results are not the attainment of greatness, but simply confirmation of it.

It is critical that your business vision aligns with and enables your personal vision.

If you are unwilling to confront reality, then you will never be able to change it.

The choices that you make on how you spend your time, ultimately create your results in life. The great people, the giants of history whether in politics, culture, art, science, religion, or any endeavor you can think of, had no more time in each day than you do. What they did with their time made all the difference. The breakdown lies in your moment-by-moment choices.

To accomplish what you desire will take sacrifice. The number-one thing you will need to sacrifice is your comfort.

To be great you will need to live with intention. That will require you to be clear on what matters most,

People earning $1,000,000 per year aren’t working 10 times harder than people earning $100,000. In fact, they are sometimes working less—but they are working differently.

The life you are currently living is a result of the choices you’ve made.

Nurture relationships with people who are accountable.

Work on keeping your thinking and your actions productive.

act on your promises, not your feelings.