Yehuda Berg Quotes

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

There are two essential epochs in any enterprise - to begin, and to get done.

At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.

It's important to complete things and finish what you started.

Deadlines are things that we pass through on the way to finishing.

So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

Starting is easy. Finishing is hard.

What gets projects done for me is not inspiration. It's curiosity and rigor.

When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.

You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results and no reward.

You have to finish things - that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.

It's important to have a sound idea, but the really important thing is the implementation.

I had ideas. A lot were good, but in many ways, I had no idea or experience about how to carry them out.

Finishing what you started is important.

When you're bringing an idea to fruition, there are two distinct phases: the skeptic phase and the evangelist phase. During the first phase, you have to be willing to ask the hardest questions - is this idea worth pursuing? But once you are convinced, you flip a switch. It's about getting it done.

I do a project and then I forget about it because the release of whatever work you have done is not in your hand.

The only real failure to me is if you don't finish something.

If you want to do this, you've got to last. You've got to be well enough to carry your ideas. I'm not saying I've got great ideas, but if I do I need to be able to deliver them.

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right.

There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them.

Whatever you do, it's over when you do it - but first you have to do it.

Finish what you're writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

I've known people who had fantastic ideas, but who couldn't get the idea off the ground because they approached everything weakly. They thought that their ideas would somehow take off by themselves, or that just coming up with an idea was enough. Let me tell you something - it's not enough. It will never be enough. You have to put the idea into action. If you don't have the motivation and the enthusiasm, your great idea will simply sit on top of your desk or inside your head and go nowhere.