Mani S. Sivasubramanian Quotes

#1. Focus isn't just working with single-minded devotion to a purpose. It's also working ONLY on things that take you towards your goals.

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#2. Create Your Own Personal Roadmap - For Your Life!

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#3. Sometimes, to have fun, you've got to be willing to take a chance - and even be frightened!

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#4. It's harder to do work that matters than work that doesn't!

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#5. Information overload (on all levels) is exactly WHY you need an "ignore list". It has never been more important to be able to say "No

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#6. Without first setting your goals correctly, it is impossible to focus on a plan to achieve them. That is why goal setting is so vital to time management and developing focus.

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#7. Take power breaks every hour. Schedule tougher tasks for the time when you are most productive.

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#8. How can you make efficiency a habit, and an enjoyable one at that?

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#9. Some people spend a lifetime chasing the wrong goals. They work with extreme focus - but it doesn't take them where they want to go.

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#10. Multi-tasking is NOT an option

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#11. Find your true passion. Tap into the endless inspiration & energy it provides. Your focus will overcome any hurdles along your path.

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#12. Broken down into manageable chunks, the biggest projects become easy to conquer.

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#13. The hardest moment comes BEFORE you get started. #DontGiveUpNow

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#14. By giving yourself less time, you'll work faster, concentrate more intensely, and perform at peak efficiency.

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#15. Focus can become an obsession ... But your ability to sustain the drive to focus will depend upon how enjoyable and productive it is. So create an environment that makes you want to remain focused.

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#16. Change is uncomfortable. And heading out into unfamiliar terrain is risky. Far too many crave comfort and security. And so they lead a limited existence within the safe confines of their velvety prisons.

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#17. Often our biggest distractions are not external, but come from within. Get out of your own way!

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#18. Everyone has a purpose in life - even if yours is to go through it believing you don't have one!

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#19. Focus helps you do something. Distraction makes you avoid doing anything.

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#20. Efficiency is about doing things right. Effectiveness is about doing the right things.

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#21. Your ability to sustain focus depends on how enjoyable and productive it is.

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#22. Believe in your dreams. Your passion will show you the way

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#23. If it isn't contributing to getting you where you want to be a year from today, then don't put it on this short list (of goals to focus on).

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#24. Realize the joy there is in trying to accomplish the impossible.

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#25. It takes almost as much effort to NOT do something, as it does to do it.

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#26. Think about the work you already do. Is it meaningful & challenging? Are you appreciated & recognized for what you're doing?

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#27. Your "Not To Do" list is also important.

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#28. Make rituals of the important elements of your work. It ensures that they get done without much conscious thought.

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#29. Know Where You Want To Go - And Why.

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#30. You see, Adrian, we do many things. We assign meaning to some, and think of others as lacking it. But who's to tell when we're right - and when we're wrong?

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#31. We all have our own stories. The story you tell about yourself, even if you only tell it to yourself, drives your actions and has a significant impact on your focus.

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#32. Make your work IMPORTANT. Important enough to ignore other things. mportant enough to decide to finish it. Important enough to say 'No' to anything else - until it's done." - from "How to Focus : Stop Procrastination, Improve Your Concentration, & Get More Done!

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#33. Efficiency is often the enemy of fun. It doesn't have to be.

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