18 Minutes Quotes

“You’ll never be as good a version of someone else as you are of yourself.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Who among us does not move through life with the hidden sense, maybe even quiet desperation, that we are destined for more?”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“But learning from their past successes and failures is the key to long-term success.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“If you have a growth mind-set, then you use your failures to improve. If you have a fixed mind-set, you may never fail, but neither do you learn or grow.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Plan your day ahead so you can fly through it, successfully maneuvering and moving toward your intended destination.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Each morning, I ask myself some questions: Am I prepared for this day? Prepared to make it a successful, productive day? Have I thought about it? Planned for it? Anticipated the risks that might take me off track? Will my plan for this day keep me focused”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“if you believe your talent grows with persistence and effort, then you seek failure as an opportunity to improve. People with a growth mind-set feel smart when they’re learning, not when they’re flawless.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Monitor and adjust. That’s the key to effective leadership, indoors or out.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“There are two ways to address these regrets. One, work less hard and spend your time living a life true to yourself. Or two, work just as hard—harder even—on things that matter to you. On things that represent a life lived true to you. Something you consider to be important. Meaningful.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Which has led me to believe that anyone can do anything. As long as three conditions exist: 1. You want to achieve it. 2. You believe you can achieve it. 3. You enjoy trying to achieve it.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“mind can help you move forward or can get in the way. Choose the fantasy world that supports you.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

“Don’t settle for being less than you are. It won’t serve others and it won’t serve you.”
― Peter Bregman, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done