First, plan each day in advance, select your most important task, and then start on that task first thing, before you do anything else. Second, work nonstop for ninety minutes with no diversion or distraction, and then give yourself a fifteen-minute break. Third, start again and work another ninety minutes flat out. Finally, after this three-hour work period, you can then reward yourself with a shot of dopamine by checking your e-mail – Eat That Frog
You can make all the excuses you want; the world doesn’t care. As harsh as that sounds, it’s the truth. Oh, you may from time to time get a little sympathy, and maybe if you’re really lucky a free beer, but that’s about it. Giving away your power will never create the success you long for. Resolve right now to never again let excuses get in the way of you achieving your goals – The 12 Week Year
You get up. You do it— no argument – The Compound Effect
It is the power of being able to overcome the natural human tendency to react to things as they happen, and instead to train oneself to step back, imagining the larger things taking shape beyond one’s immediate vision – The 48 Laws of Power
Review your work list right now and put an A, B, C, D, or E next to each task or activity. Select your A-1 job or project and begin on it immediately. Discipline yourself to do nothing else until this one job is complete – Eat That Frog
The more you are in contact with others, the more graceful and at ease you become. Isolation, on the other hand, engenders an awkwardness in your gestures, and leads to further isolation, as people start avoiding you – The 48 Laws of Power
Self-Discipline Is the Key Elbert Hubbard defined self-discipline as “the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” – Eat That Frog
Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle and very effective compliment. But forget it or misspell it— and you have placed yourself at a sharp disadvantage – How to Win Friends and Influence People
The first law of success is concentration— to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left – Eat That Frog
Every great man has become great, every successful man has succeeded, in proportion as he has confined his powers to one particular channel – Eat That Frog
Every minute that you spend on an E task is time taken away from an A task or activity that can make a real difference in your life – Eat That Frog
If you’ve scheduled a tactic to be completed that day, don’t go home/stop until it is done – The 12 Week Year
The challenge is to somehow stay in the frame of mind that allows me to remember that the little things done today matter – The 12 Week Year
Before starting on anything, you should always ask yourself, “What are the potential consequences of doing or not doing this task?” – Eat That Frog
Be a Source of Pleasure. This is critical. It is an obvious law of human nature that we will flee what is unpleasant and distasteful, while charm and the promise of delight will draw us like moths to a flame – The 48 Laws of Power
If you find it seriously difficult to abstain for those thirty days, you may have found a habit worth cutting out of your life – The Compound Effect
“Cynics never win,” said rich dad. “Unchecked doubt and fear creates a cynic.” “Cynics criticize, and winners analyze” – Rich Dad Poor Dad
A show of interest, as with every other principle of human relations, must be sincere. It must pay off not only for the person showing the interest, but for the person receiving the attention – How to Win Friends and Influence People
The second thinking shift is to focus more on the actions than the results – The 12 Week Year
“God himself, sir, does not propose to judge man until the end of his days.” Why should you and I? – How to Win Friends and Influence People
Once we accept that our actions have an impact on the outcome then, and only then, are we truly empowered to create the results we desire – The 12 Week Year
The key to the success of the method of working in specific time segments is for you to plan your day in advance and schedule a fixed time period for a particular activity or task – Eat That Frog
Stop doing what you’re doing. In other words, take a break and assess what is working and what is not working. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Stop doing what is not working, and look for something new – Rich Dad Poor Dad
Each time you stop working, you break the cycle and move back along the curve to where every part of the task is more difficult and time consuming – Eat That Frog
Your “reference group” determines as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life – The Compound Effect
Impatience makes you look weak – The 48 Laws of Power
Continually review your duties and responsibilities to identify time-consuming tasks and activities that you can abandon with no real loss. This is an ongoing responsibility for you that never ends – Eat That Frog
Powerful people judge everything by what it costs, not just in money but in time, dignity, and peace of mind – The 48 Laws of Power
Once you start tracking your life, your attention will be focused on the smallest things you’re doing right, as well as the smallest things you’re doing wrong. And when you choose to make even the smallest course corrections consistently, over time, you’ll begin to see amazing results – The Compound Effect
Self-interest is the lever that will move people. Once you make them see how you can in some way meet their needs or advance their cause, their resistance to your requests for help will magically fall away – The 48 Laws of Power
The way to develop self-confidence, he said, is to do the thing you fear to do and get a record of successful experiences behind you – How to Win Friends and Influence People
No, watching motivational videos all day long won’t help you reach your goals. But, performing daily consistent actions, sustained over a long period of time will. Staying calm and focusing on the one task in front of you every day will – Dopamine Detox
Whatever I want in life, I’ve found that the best way to get it is to focus my energy on giving to others – The Compound Effect
You yourself must learn to master your emotions, and never to be influenced by anger – The 48 Laws of Power
Who opens his mouth too much and puts himself at the mercy of the listener – The 48 Laws of Power
Very modest reductions in sleep amount within an individual, perhaps twenty- to sixty-minute differences between an employee who is honest, creative, innovate, collaborative, and productive and one who is not – Why We Sleep
For you to do something new, you must complete or stop doing something old – Eat That Frog
When you start your day with a few shots of dopamine triggered by your e-mail or IM bell going off, you find it extremely difficult to pay close attention to your important tasks for the rest of the day – Eat That Frog
If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness – The 48 Laws of Power
He found that sleep deprivation will diminish one form of these macrophages, called M1 cells, that otherwise help combat cancer. Yet sleep deprivation conversely boosts levels of an alternative form of macrophages, called M2 cells, which promote cancer growth. This combination helped explain the devastating carcinogenic effects seen in the mice when their sleep was disturbed – Why We Sleep
“If there is any one secret of success,” said Henry Ford, “it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” How to Win Friends and Influence People
Losing your temper, you always make unfair and exaggerated accusations. A few such tirades and people are counting the days until you are gone – The 48 Laws of Power
Begin by clearing off your desk or workspace so that you have only one task in front of you. If necessary, put everything else on the floor or on a table behind you – Eat That Frog
The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking, so the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage – How to Win Friends and Influence People
The powerful responses to niggling, petty annoyances and irritations are contempt and disdain. Never show that something has affected you, or that you are offended— that only shows you have acknowledged a problem. Contempt is a dish that is best served cold and without affectation – The 48 Laws of Power
Relax before bed. Don’t overschedule your day so that no time is left for unwinding. A relaxing activity, such as reading or listening to music, should be part of your bedtime ritual – Why We Sleep
Avoid the extreme ends of financial decisions – The Psychology of Money
If you like anything, be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise – How to Win Friends and Influence People
With the 12 Week Year, a year is now equivalent to 12 weeks, a month is now a week, and a week is now a day. When you look at it this way, the importance and power of each day becomes even greater – The 12 Week Year
One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all – Eat That Frog
Yet as long as the faintest mirage of choice flickers on, we rarely focus on the missing options. We “choose” to believe that the game is fair, and that we have our freedom. We prefer not to think too much about the depth of our liberty to choose – The 48 Laws of Power
People who take a long-term view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future – Eat That Frog
Develop a personal plan to prepare yourself to do your most important tasks in an excellent fashion. Focus on those areas where you have special talents and that you most enjoy. This is the key to unlocking your personal potential – Eat That Frog
Talk in terms of the other person’s interests –How to Win Friends and Influence People
It is also well to avoid correcting people’s mistakes in conversation, however good your intentions may be; for it is easy to offend people, and difficult, if not impossible to mend them – The 48 Laws of Power
Most people want everyone else in the world to change but themselves. Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else – Rich Dad Poor Dad
I’ve met and worked with many great achievers, CEOs, and “superstars,” and I can tell you they all share one common trait— they all have good habits – The Compound Effect
While you are still figuring out your career, you should keep the aperture of your life wide open – How Will You Measure Your Life
The good news is that the faster you move, the more energy you have. The faster you move, the more you get done and the more effective you feel. The faster you move, the more experience you get and the more you learn. The faster you move, the more competent and capable you become at your work – Eat That Frog
Never be so self-absorbed as to believe that the master is interested in your criticisms of him, no matter how accurate they are – The 48 Laws of Power
You must be careful, then: Learn to demonstrate the correctness of your ideas indirectly- The 48 Laws of Power
No matter what you may have heard or read in the popular media, there is no scientific evidence we have suggesting that a drug, a device, or any amount of psychological willpower can replace sleep – Why We Sleep
