Tom Cruise Quotes

I live a very balanced life. I am very good at delegating responsibilities.

I try to manage my time to conserve energy.

As I hope it doesn't come to the point where I need to take a day off. I feel pretty good right now and I'm not resting or saving for any other game.

I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more.

You can't do it all. You get many requests all the time, but I still have to focus on football, still have to live my life a little bit. But there are definitely times during the week when you want to take time out.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

You can have anything you want, but not everything. If it was really important to spend an afternoon at my daughter's school, I had to think, how was I going to organize my life to do that? How could I become more efficient? I always tried to put my priorities on the table, personal and professional, and work around them.

There's never any ability to plan a personal life.

Most of my ideas are based on the latest research on productivity, performance and mental mastery - that's why so many iconic companies bring me in to help them grow and win.

Modern women - we're very good at keeping ourselves busy. There are PTA meetings, exercising, bake sales at school. I like that my life is not the same every day.

I only have so much time and energy and money, and I'm going to put it into my work.

It’s quite difficult to find the time for strategic thought.

I have to be prepared always and be at my best. I looked to bat 50 overs and score as many possible. It may not happen all the time, but whenever I see the opportunity, I try to make the most of it.

Why not simply work better and harder at what you've got?

With experience also comes the understanding that you have to beat the rally before you can beat the competition.

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

You've got to know what helps you be successful during the season.

You want to put yourself in the best position to try and win.

As long as I'm efficient, I'm just going to try to be the most efficient player I can be.

People always ask me, how do you do everything you do?

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

I think one key part of doing more with less is to be more strategic, to realize what the objectives you're truly trying to accomplish are and then to drive with greater focus towards those objectives.

But it's mostly about pacing yourself when you do these movies.

I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much.

I pack every minute I can with something to do.