Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

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

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Decisiveness is the best way to get things done.

He that pursues two hares at once, does not catch one and lets the other go.

Decision-making takes care of goal-setting, but discipline also takes care of goal-getting. Decisions and discipline can't be separated; one is worthless without the other.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

You have to establish in your life some sense of prioritizing things, of giving emphasis to the important things and of laying aside the unimportant things that will lead to nothing.

I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.

I have to be motivated, and I'm sure time will avail itself.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

I worked out early on to give up things I couldn't do well at all.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

I have a really powerful urge to see things work.

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

My ultimate goal is to create operating systems for myself that allow me to think as little as possible about the silly decisions you can make all day long - like what to eat or where we should meet - so I can focus on making real decisions. Because mental energy is a finite quantity.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well.

I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.

Always do whatever's next.

You do what is manageable, and you do it well rather than trying to do a thousand things just a little bit OK.

The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.

You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.