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Power of Focus Quotes

    “Daydreaming defeats practice; those of us who browse TV while working out will never reach the top ranks. Paying full attention seems to boost the mind’s processing speed, strengthen synaptic connections, and expand or create neural networks for what we are practicing.” ~ Daniel Goleman, Focus

      “The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today’s opportunities. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get back. Opportunities never look as good coming as they do going, and they wait for no one. We need to be highly attentive to spot them. And we must be focused on our present capabilities, not past regrets.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Leadership Gold

        “When you have too many top priorities, you effectively have no top priorities.” ~ Stephen Covey, The 8th Habit

          “When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you want anyway.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

            “When you do too many things at once, it’s impossible to be present-moment oriented. Thus, you not only lose out on much of the potential enjoyment of what you are doing, but you also become far less focused and effective.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

              “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ~ Mark Twain

                “No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed.

                No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined.

                No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled.

                No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.”

                ~ Henry Emerson Fosdick

                  “When the morning’s freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles quiver under the strain, the climb seems endless, and, suddenly, nothing will go quite as you wish – it is then that you must not hesitate.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold

                    “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” ~ Unknown

                      “What you choose to focus your mind on is critical because you will become what you think about most of the time.” ~ Noel Peebles

                        “Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.” ~ Nido Qubein

                          “Often he who does too much does too little.” ~ Italian Proverb

                            “Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.” ~ Barbara De Angelis

                              “Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.” ~ Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

                                “The first rule of focus is this: ‘Wherever you are, be there.'” ~ Unknown Author

                                  “One of the strongest signs of being in the zone is a sense of freedom and of authenticity.  When we are doing something that we love and are naturally good at, we are much more likely to feel centered in our true sense of self – to be who we feel we truly are.  When we are in our Element, we feel we are doing what we are meant to be doing and being who we’re meant to be.” ~ Ken Robinson, The Element

                                    “The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.” ~ Alfred Montapert

                                      “An average person with average talents and ambition and average education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.” ~ Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.