12 Timeless and Stimulating Time Management Quotes
Why twelve-time management quotes? Consider, if we share fifty it would be pointless because there would be too many to take the time to review.
The number twelve represents time and space. Historians say it is a powerful number depicting order, a good kind of perfection, and the completion of things in life. Note a calendar has twelve months.
Consequently, read these quotes and note the time management technique each represents. May your days ahead find these helpful to you and add fullness to your days.
12 Timeless and Stimulating Time Management Quotes
- “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs
- “Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” M. Scott Peck
- “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.” – Tony Robbins
- “The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” Mike Murdock
- “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln
- “The shorter way to do many things is to only do one thing at a time.” Mozart
- “The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained.” Anonymous
- “A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done.” Peter Turla
- “To do two things at once is to do neither.” Publius Syrus
- “The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.” Barry Werner
- “Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.” Alan Lakein
- “Do not count every hour in the day. Make every hour in the day count.” Alfred Binet
Pulling It All Together
In summary: research on time management suggests three keys:
- Attitude is everything. Think about the quotes above and the encouragement they provide you for living a happier life by cherishing your time more fully.
- Set short term goals and plans that move you forward and give you progress. Keep learning to stay sharp.
- Establish longer term goals for growth personally, professionally, and financially.
In conclusion, here is a bonus quote by Jill koenig, author of Live Your Dreams, to bind your thoughts together about your career and impact, “If a goal is worth having, it is worth blocking out the time in your day-to-day life necessary to achieve it.”
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