Focus Quotes

"The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity."

- Tom Peters

"Don't confuse activity with productivity. Many people are simply busy being busy."

- Robin Sharma

"Throughout my career, I have discovered and rediscovered a simple truth. The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life."

- Brian Tracy

"Discipline requires you to set goals, filter distractions, control unhelpful inhibitions, prioritize activities, and pursue the goals that you have set."

- Daniel Walter

"You don’t want to persuade everyone to buy from you; you want the right people to buy from you."

- Marc Wayshak

"Know what challenges you solve, and only help people with those particular challenges."

- Marc Wayshak

"If you were strong in the beginning, the end is the easiest part of the sale."

- Marc Wayshak

"Listen more, talk less. That’s how you increase sales"

- Tom Abbott

"The best sales people, they’re not doing all the talking. They’re doing all the asking."

- Tom Abbott

"Sales really to me is not just about the outcome, but the output. You can’t guarantee outcome but you can absolutely guarantee and control the number of people that you reach out to."

- Tom Abbott

"Prospecting is all about knowing who’s your ideal customer profile, and where do they congregate in large numbers."

- Tom Abbott

"Not every prospect will tell you their budget. You have to learn to ask better questions and be really creative about them to find out if your offering is in line with their expectations."

- Tom Abbott

"Before you even think about starting to generate leads, you need to be very clear about who your ideal target customer is."

- Tom Abbott

"There are 3Ps’ that you need to focus on to get better at sales: Prospect for new leads, Position yourself as a thought leader, Present your solution effectively."

- Tom Abbott

"Start with their problems, then follow up with your product."

- Tom Abbott

"Don't get distracted!"

- Mark Pitt

"Hit target, repeat."

- BrettQ

"be the ball"

- BlondieWrites

"Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win."

- Deion Sanders

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."

- Ben Stein

"In football [soccer] as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigor and precision."

- Lionel Messi

"The most important thing for a forward is the speed of thought. Top players read the game."

- Samuel Eto’o

"What you stay focused on will grow."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Starve your distraction and feed your focus."

"Sometimes to stay aligned with our vision and truly commit to our productivity we need to say no to things."

"What you focus on, you experience in life – spreading your focus too thin is the same of focusing on nothing at all."

"Focus on what you can control, let go of what you can’t."

"Play smart, play strong."

"Stay calm and stay in the game."

"Focus on your goals, not your setbacks."