Tara Stiles Quotes

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place.

If you get into emotions, then it disturbs your work. Sometimes you focus on what's less important and not the main thing.

I'm known for having a very small to-do list and a big don't-do list.

Your life is too important to give it to distractions.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.

You've just got to focus on what you have to do.

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

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.

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

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

I had tried to get focused on other things. But I always ended up back in the same place, and it wasn't making me happy. I needed to get the focus back.

To help you focus, to help you really understand what you're doing, you have to say no a lot. When you say yes to everything, you get distracted. When you say no, you have to get the one thing you're doing really right.

Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.

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

At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I feel that today I know what I want. That's the problem with perspective, as well as focus and concentration.

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

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.

I try to stay focused.

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately.

Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind.

One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.

I want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.

You can't let someone else's agenda hijack your day.

I think the right way to work is by focusing on each task at hand and then move forward.