John Schneider Quotes

If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.

I'm pretty good at saying no to things, at discerning between what I'm supposed to do and what I'm not supposed to do.

My biggest change is what is important to me, and what is not. What's worthy worrying about, and what is not. When we're younger, we tend to spend too much time worrying and going over the unnecessary. I'm no longer running the hamster wheel.

I can't be everything to everyone. Send me your specs.

You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don't be afraid to say no.

I worked out early on to give up things I couldn't do well at all.

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say 'no.' The power of slow is the power of no. I can't go to every party I get invited to. I can't do every work thing.

As you get older, you start to understand you have to do what you need to do.

Be able to delegate, because there are some things that you just can't do by yourself.

I'm not going to waste time or energy spent on something I can't control.

I've learned that the more I streamline what my actual tasks are and where I'd like to direct my energy, as opposed to where I let my energy go in an unaware state of mind, the more energy I have to place where my intentions are. Boundaries are good! Use them and know where they are.

With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age.

Sometimes you have to say, 'I don't have to do everything that comes my way.'

It's extremely instructive to realize that you cannot do everything. You need to delegate, to find experts, to consult with them. A big part of the job of directing is knowing when to take something on and when you shouldn't.

We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.

Do not do anything that anyone else can do readily.

Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.

As you get older and as you experience and go through different things you realize you have to set boundaries. You have to for your life. You have to say this is OK and this is not OK. This is what I do for a living and this is my life. It's the only one I get and so I have to set boundaries.

I also feel like I've learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.

Now I got kids and I'm more wise now. Life means more to me than having fun. I'm more calm, more wise, and more cautious.

The mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.If you take nothing else from what I've been through, at least remember this: make your choices well. Because you'll always be accountable for them. That's what being an adult is all about.

The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.

My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.