15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs

by Kevin E. Kruse

“To do two things at once is to do neither.” –Publilius Syrus

“If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither one.” –Russian proverb

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” –Goethe

“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” –Og Mandino

“Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” –General George Patton

“Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” –Peter Drucker

“Success demands singleness of purpose.” –Vince Lombardi

Invest the first part of your day working on your number one priority that will help build your business. Do this without interruptions—no email or text—and before the rest of the world is awake. –Tom Ziglar

Do creative work first. Reactive work second. –Jonathan Milligan is the author of The 15 Success Traits of Pro Bloggers.

I prepare a MUST DO list the night before…when I get to my desk, I do those items first before I turn on my email. –Andrew McCauley is the co-founder of Autopilot Your Business.

SECRET #2 Identify your Most Important Task (MIT) and work on it each day before doing anything else.

don’t cancel goals; reschedule them if necessary.

Procrastination is the habit of putting off important, less pleasurable tasks by doing easier, more pleasurable tasks.