Warren Buffett Quotes

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

Time management is really key for me.

I either delegate something, I dump it, or I deal with it.

First things first, second things never.

There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Probably the biggest problem I had was I didn't understand the importance of scheduling.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."

As in all things, it is terribly important to have a sense of priorities in what you do. And to make certain that priorities do not clash.

I do everything via email. Which in turn works as my tickler file and prioritization queue. I start at the top every morning and keep on going until I'm finished. I don't do calls. I don't do meetings.

You don't need more time in your day. You need to decide.

Abrams's Advice: When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow.

There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3) People who carve tiny Nativity scenes out of pecan hulls. I'm sorry, there isn't really a third category; it's just that a workable list needs a minimum of three items, I feel.

Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

Even before I had an assistant, my calendar was color-coded and I had all these different e-mail rules for how to prioritize e-mails, so I made it a point years ago to figure all that stuff out because my life was a mess.

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

There are people who literally cannot start a project until the deadline is four hours away, even if it's a big one. And those people have a serious problem. My recommendation is set up mini-deadlines. You might say, 'Okay, here's my deadline after three days for this and there's another deadline for that and then a third deadline.'

Most people have never thought through how they're going to allocate their time. You need to make a decision in advance.

You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important to organize those things.

I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.