Payne Stewart Quotes

We know even from ordinary life that we have to achieve a sufficient degree of attentiveness if we want to concentrate on an inner picture or an object of some kind; we must also have it in our power, though, to turn our soul away from something we have been concentrating on.

When we allow distractions to wobble us away from ourselves, that's when our intuition starts to fade and our focus dulls.

It's amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are.

If you know you're going to be outside, you have to be a little bit more in tune, so that you don't get distracted by what's going on and focus better.

I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward.

I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.

If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently... And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.

Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.

Concentration is at the root of mental mastery.

Always staying focused is something that's been very tough for me. I'm still working on it.

I find it so easy to get distracted - I try not to do more than one thing at any one time.

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.

Usually, we find it difficult to control our mind. It seems as if our mind is like a balloon in the wind - blown here and there by external circumstances.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.

The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

Mindfulness means being aware of how you're deploying your attention and making decisions about it, and not letting the tweet or the buzzing of your BlackBerry call your attention.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.

Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can't do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.

Keep your head on your shoulders.