Margaret Heffernan Quotes

Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.

I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it.

I think that's part of my evolution: realizing that I can say 'no' to things, even when I'm faced with that lull that comes between projects, and I get anxious because I feel like I need to be constantly working.

I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.

Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even should they rarely stick to their plan.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

One of the best things my mother passed on to me was being an efficient multitasker.

People always ask me, how do you do everything you do?

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.

A 'harmonized' life these days sounds like a tall order. Between housework, homework, workwork, and busywork, there are perpetually too many things to do, and not enough time to find that mythical balance. Nothing is more frustrating than feeling like you're doing doing doing but getting nothing truly done that you really want.

We have to establish time boundaries and learn how to say no.

Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.

Time is valuable; people are busy.

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year.

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.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.

Let's be honest; it's rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia - even during times of stress and fatigue.

I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure I'm balancing time between my career and my personal life.

I'm working over 80 hours a week and have to keep on track.

Focus on being balanced - success is balance.