Brian Tracy Quotes

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.

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 you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

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

Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat, over and over, is, 'what is the most valuable use of my time right now?'

You have to ruthlessly prioritize.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.

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

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

If you continually ask yourself, "What's important now?", you won't waste time on the trivial.

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.

When you make a to-do list, you should also make a to-not-do list. Warren Buffet was asked about the secret to success, and he said that it was saying no to almost everything. Some of those little tasks won't matter as long as you get the big tasks done.

Because, as we all know, it’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.

I stay balanced by remembering to prioritize. What is most important should never be railroaded by the "tyranny of the urgent."

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

First things first, second things never.

There just isn't enough time for everything on our 'to do' list - and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done.

An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done.

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.

Your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop.