Mark Manson Quotes

What we spend our time on is probably the most important decision we make.

Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.

Relationships are important, but stay focused on all the things that are important. Figure out what you want.

You have to sacrifice sometimes. There are so many things in life you might want to do, but you have to know when to let go.

After choosing football so many times, I feel like I'm inclined to make the right decision by finally choosing my family first, and that's real talk.

Young people in general - and young women in particular - need to understand that they cannot retrieve in their forties the opportunities they threw away in their twenties.

Anything that gets in the way of my focus to create gets cut out of my life. It's not easy. Sometimes it's family. Sometimes it's friends. Sometimes it's the ability to have a relationship.

My goal in life is to make decisions that minimize regrets. I don't regret anything I've done.

I know where my priorities lie.

We can't control whether we are rewarded for our endeavours, with cash or recognition. It is not up to us how much cash or time we get on Earth, but it is down to us how we spend it.

There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.

Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.

If you just can't seem to get ahead, you might need to check your priorities. If you've had difficulties setting your priorities, ask God to help you.

I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.

Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.

People generally complain that they're overburdened by responsibilities, forgetting that they chose to have those responsibilities. No one makes you work like a dog in order to live in a nice house, put your kids in nice schools, drive a smart car and go on exotic foreign holidays. It's up to you.

Although Freud said happiness is composed of love and work, reality often forces us to choose love or work.

What you risk reveals what you value.

I've thought it would be cool to have a baby young. You know, be my road dog - like my dogs, they travel the world - but there's always something you have to give up for success. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

Time is our ultimate scarcity. Isaac Newton can give us more electricity, but he can't give us more than 24 hours of the day of time. And so we're constantly having to sacrifice alternate activities to get the one that pleases us most.

In my younger days, sometimes family and personal life came second to my ambition.

If you want to get anywhere in life, you have to make choices.

Unfortunately, in life, you have to make decisions based on so many things. I love watching the Premier League, and I've always had the opportunity to go, but a better offer always got in the way.

We all have dreams, whether it be about success in our careers, improving our relationship with family and friends, or sorting out our finances.