Chapter 12. Concentrate on Priorities

 

“Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.”

 
 --WASHINGTON IRVING

When you hit a crunch point, your ability to focus and concentrate can make all the difference between success and failure. You cannot do everything, but you can do one or two things—the most important things—and you can stay with them until they are satisfactorily completed. This is essential to getting through the crunch.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, “The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least.”

Stephen Covey said, “The main thing is to make the main thing the main thing.”

There is a rule that says that every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution. ...

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