Ryan Day Quotes

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

Every day is new. It's just a new day. I look at six hours at a time.

Focus on what needs to be done that day. Don't think too far ahead. Once you start thinking too far ahead, you get distracted by things that don't matter on that day.

Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.

It is a happy thing for us that this is really all we have to concern ourselves about--what to do next. No man can do the second thing. He can do the first.

Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.

You can only do the best you can in the minute that you're doing it.

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

You try to make the most of each day. I'm not big into setting real specific goals. I think, really, if you just focus on every day - and I know that's the oldest cliche in the book, but it really is true. Day 1 of camp means just as much as Day 17 of camp. If you really try to focus on each and every one of those days, long-term.

Too many people start their day like a five-alarm fire. Instead, I teach people to start their day a little earlier than they usually do, and urge them to take the time to prepare, to practise, so when you get to work, it's show time and you're at your best.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

Give yourself permission to get the most out of your life. If you're spending all your time scrubbing corners with a toothbrush, you're kind of missing the point. Taking shortcuts doesn't mean shortcutting the end result.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

The focus is what is right before you - to give it your best. It sows the seeds of tomorrow.

Make a good use of the present.

I don't look too far ahead.

Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on.

Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

I don't have time to be negative.

I feel like every day, every minute I have to make the most of.

I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.