Technology is just a tool.MELINDA GATES You must discipline yourself to treat technology as a servant, not as a master. The purpose of technology is to make your life smoother and easier, not to create complexity, confusion, and stress.Usually, to get more done of higher value, you have to stop doing things of lower value. …
Study anyone who’s great, and you’ll find that they apprenticed to a master, or several masters.Therefore, if you want to achieve greatness, renown, and superlative success, you must apprentice to a master.ROBERT ALLEN Despite some of the best information available on how to accomplish any task, most people still tend to ask their friends, neighbors, …
“Good is the enemy of great.“JIM COLLINS What a simple concept it is, yet you’d be surprised how frequently even the world’s topentrepreneurs, professionals, educators, and civic leaders get caught up in projects, situations, and opportunities that are merely good, while the great is left out in the cold, waiting for them to make room …
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Bill Gates has always been a mentor and inspiration for me even before I knew him. Just growing up, I admired how Microsoft was mission-focused. Mark Zuckerberg Our world has become a very complex place. Just filing your tax return, planning for retirement, rewarding your employees—even buying a home—has become more complicated than ever. That’s …
“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” Stephen R. Covey To help you clarify what you should be spending your time on and what you should be delegating to others, do the following exercise. Your goal is to find the top one, two, or …
The ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few unforgettable weeks in which we climbed…. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavor by many, over a long period of time. SIR JOHN HUNT Every high achiever has a powerful team of key staff members, …
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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule. Derek Jeter The key to getting more Free Days and Best Results Days in your life is to sit down and schedule them. By jotting down …
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell A Preparation Day is a day when you prepare and plan for a Best Results Day—either by learning a new skill, locating a new resource, training your support team, or delegating tasks and projects to …
“To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on small detail.” Giorgio Armani A Focus Day is a day in which you spend at least 80% of your time operating in your core genius, or primary area of expertise—interacting with people or processes that give you the highest payoffs for the time you …
The world is entering a new time zone, and one of the most difficult adjustments people must make is in their fundamental concepts and beliefs about the management of time. DAN SULLIVAN The most successful people I know create superior results yet still maintain a balance among work, family, and recreation in their lives. To …