Denise Austin Quotes

You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment.

the urgent crowds out the essential.

There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do that which is of greatest importance. Let us not procrastinate those things which matter most.

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

If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

When I meet with the founders of a new company, my advice is almost always, 'Do fewer things.' It's true of partnerships, marketing opportunities, anything that's taking up your time. The vast majority of things are distractions, and very few really matter to your success.

You've just got to have to put the work in. Put work first. Put the hours in and the time in, and do your job. And when you get a little time off, you can go out and have a little fun. But you have to make sure you get done what you need to get done first off.

Just do your business and everything else will take care of itself.

The interruption we now impatiently put off may be the most important thing we could be doing at this particular time?

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

I just take everything one at a time and make sure everything I do is the best.

Work first, and then rest.

Your life is too important to give it to distractions.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

Don't become a slave to non-crucial matters.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

One either meets or one works.

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

What is the thing that matters most to making progress right now?

Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

I look for what needs to be done

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

It is better to be doing the most insignificant thing than to reckon even a half-hour insignificant.

The less you talk, the more time you have for the essential things.