Occupation: Consultant Birth: December 28, 1945
You can do anything, but you can't do everything.
A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates..
Trust yourself to do what you really feel like doing, and what you feel like doing will change. Don't, and it will plague you..
It's easier to change directions if you are in motion..
Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started..
The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender..
Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them..
You can do anything, but not everything..
Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined..
Small things done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact..
Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet: you haven't clarified exactly w….
Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does..
Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.
First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside y….
If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve..
Review your list as often as you need to get them off your mind..
Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance..
Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and clearing the desks—cutting loose ….
You can't manage time, you actually only manage what you do during time. So the management issue is not so much about time, it's more about how do yo….
The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself..
Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system w….