Brian Tracy Quotes

Being busy does not always mean real work.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Never confuse activity with productivity.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first. Even if you don't get the list done, you've gotten the most important things done. So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important.

I want to be efficient and effective in everything I do.

It is possible to be busy-very busy-without being very effective.

As in all things, it is terribly important to have a sense of priorities in what you do. And to make certain that priorities do not clash.

You must distinguish between what is urgent and what is important. You could accomplish all of the urgent things that you desire without accomplishing anything that is important.

If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.

What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.

The more you have to do, the more you have only NOW to get it done. That's why busy people get the most done.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first.

One of the most important rules of personal effectiveness is the 10/90 rule.

Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.

To be efficient means getting the job done in a smart, resourceful and timely way. To be effective means getting the right job done well, efficiently or not.

I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls propels me forward.

Work on one thing at a time until finished.

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.

I'm the ultimate organizer! My major at Stanford was "Organizational Behavior" so I love to multi-task and stay extra busy.

You'll sometimes hear from people that they actually do a better job of getting their work done when they have a lot of other obligations - in effect, it removes the possibility of procrastinating.

The best cure for procrastination is to have so much on your plate that procrastination is no longer an option.

The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities

So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important. It's the difference between success and failure.