Tim Cook Quotes

It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve.

Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus - it's simply learning how to focus.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

I don't really do indulgences. I'm more interested in discipline, goal setting, and performance.

I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.

If you develop just one muscle, one skill, make it the ability to focus and just get on with it. It will not only make you desirably employable, but it will make you happy.

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.

If you don't have discipline, you don't have anything

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

My greatest asset now is my focus.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

I am a goal setter and I set more goals everyday. I keep lists of goals in my office to stay on track.

I like my life to be pure and clean and organised, and I like to have had eight hours' sleep a night. I honestly don't think I'd be as successful if I was a party animal. Because I don't think my personality would be as focused and open as it is.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others.

I have to approach my life in this way so I can do what I need to do, and do it very well.

The most important thing to keep in mind in being effective is focus.