Orison Swett Marden Quotes

Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed we are going somewhere.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

If you develop just one muscle, one skill, make it the ability to focus and just get on with it. It will not only make you desirably employable, but it will make you happy.

The most important thing to keep in mind in being effective is focus.

I always found when I was most focused, that's when I did the best financially.

When you're playing, it's important to focus 100 per cent on what you're doing.

The more focused you are, the more powerful you will be in the long run.

A lot of people don't feel like doing very much. Or one project is really all they can do at one time. I can have five or six things going at the same time. It doesn't bother me or tire me, but sometimes it does rattle me.

The first rule of success, and the one that supersedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia.

Successful people stick to what they are good at and find ways to make that larger.

Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.

Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed -- we are going somewhere. By focusing our efforts to a single point, we achieve the greatest results. The first rule of success, and the one that supercedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia.

Efficiency and focus are the keys to success.

The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter.

You cannot mandate productivity, you must provide the tools to let people become their best.

What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.

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

The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do.

Concentrate on something useful. Having decided to achieve a task, achieve it at all costs.

I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.

The more we do, the more we can do.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.