Shervin Pishevar Quotes

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

So I don't really focus too much on that, and I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.

Goal-setting and achieving those goals - that's just what I do.

I never really do the New Year's Resolution thing. I kind of just try to stay focused, not get too distracted, and do the best I can. And that's something I like to tell myself every year around New Year's.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

If you start thinking of the Super Bowl championship as your motivation, you are going to miss the trees for the forest or the forest for the trees. I never could understand that one.

The people who work with me know how focused I am, and so I would advise people who are not concerned with me to rather focus on themselves instead of focusing on my focus.

Once you start realising where you are, then you can start realising what you have to do to get the best results.

Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.

It's important to be successful, and not just because there is competition, but also because it leads to better work for you.

Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.

The more one emphasizes winning, the less he or she is able to concentrate on what actually causes success.

Think about your goals at every opportunity throughout the day.

The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.

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.

I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

Being obsessed by goals is bad for you. You should set goals, even ambitious goals, regularly. But focus on them only to the extent that they give you direction.

There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.

Milestones aren't what I think about much.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

There's competition in every field, and that's healthy. It makes you work harder and be your best. Competition, not in terms of money or number of projects, but in the quality of your work, is very healthy.

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.