Concentrate the mind on the present moment. — Buddha
Keep focused on the substantive issues. To make a decision means having to go through one door and closing all others. — Abraham Zaleznik
Distracted from distraction by distraction — T. S. Eliot
It's hard to see your destination when you're focused on the cracks in the sidewalk. — Gene Simmons
I don’t try to stay focused. I follow my interest. — Naval Ravikant
For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day. — Evelyn Underhill
Short Losing Focus Quotes
Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. — Ann Patchett
A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius. — Alex Hormozi
The secret of success is focus of purpose. — Thomas A. Edison
How you define your schedule depends on how you keep focused… — Christina Koch
Focus on the solution. Don't focus on the problem. — Tom Bilyeu
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror. — Colin Powell
Always remember, your focus determines your reality. — George Lucas
The present is where we get lost - if we forget our past and have no vision of the future — Ayi Kwei Armah
Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself. — Marilyn vos Savant
Focus and simplicity...once you get there, you can move mountains. — Steve Jobs
Losing Focus Image Quotes
Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose.
Not Losing Focus Quotes
Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. When we focus on reconciliation, the problem loses significance and often becomes irrelevant. — Rick Warren
The person who loves his life will lose it: it could not be otherwise, for to love one's life is a fundamental denial of God's sovereignty, of God's rights, and a brazen elevation of self to the apogee of one's perception, and therefore an idolatrous focus on self, which is the heart of all sin — D. A. Carson
Keep your focus on what YOU want to do - not what anyone else wants or is doing. You lose time watching others succeed. — Kevin Smith
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
You cannot turn your winning attitude on when you think you 'need it.' You must work on it every day, every practice, every match - win or lose. Focus on playing to win, not playing to lose, for there is a season of difference between the two. — John Kessel
It's very important that you focus on winning games and being consistent down the stretch. I think that's what we're focused on. All of the other stuff about who wins and who loses and how many wins do we need, if we're focusing on that, then that's not good. — Mike Singletary
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
When you come to America, it's a very serious thing. It's not like you arrive and they say, 'Hey, come on! Do movies!' I can't just be hopping around. I have to focus and be still and make sure that I put the time and effort in. Because if I don't, I could lose it like that. — Maggie Q
The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused. — Chin-Ning Chu
I wasn't losing my focus but I was getting tired of focusing. What I was focusing on was becoming too routine, too ritual, not something that was interesting, new and exciting. — Picabo Street
You don't need to stick to tough rules or overnight changes; you need not rely on hardcore discipline that makes you hate your life. You need only focus on progress, not perfection. Lean in to the process of losing weight, and it will happen easily. — Kathy Freston
Focus Today Quotes
I know what we’re going to do by the time we’re dead. And it isn’t worth trading that for anything today that could take away from that. — Alex Hormozi
Focus on problems that cannot be solved today at all. — Jensen Huang
My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future. — Robert. L. Ehrlich
Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.
I stumbled across the 3.7 billion people around the world who are unconnected and this became a heavy focus, hence World Mobile today. — Micky Watkins
A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy. — Rod Blagojevich
Business today is more personal than ever. It's about pouring your soul into whatever you create. It's about providing more value than anyone else in the market and focusing on creating strong, honest, and deep connections with your customers. — Marie Forleo
If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels.
One of the top SEO experts today isn’t only focused on SEO. — Brian Dean
In today's world you have to interact. You can't be some difficult, shy person who is not able to look somebody in the face; you have to present yourself. You have to know how to talk about your vision, your focus and what you believe in. — Anna Wintour
A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join. — Meg Whitman
Don’t obsess over your current standing in life. Even if you’re a total failure today, so what? What does that have to do with what you're capable of becoming? Insist on delivering value to yourself. Only focus on that which drives you to improve. — Tom Bilyeu
Can't Focus Quotes
You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better. — Steffi Graf
Stay positive but stay focused. Sometimes things can distract you and you don't want to be distracted on the journey to that mountain top. — DJ Khaled
One of the Enemy's most effective strategies is to get you to focus on what you don't have, what you used to have, or what someone else has that you wish you had. He does this to keep you from looking around and asking, "God, what can You do through what I have? — Steven Furtick
I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now I'm losing everyone while I'm finding myself.
Don't think about what can happen in a month. Don't think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be! — Eric Thomas
Focus on your dream and never quit. It is always too soon to quit. If you quit, you can't succeed. By achieving your dream you will be an inspiration to others. You will set the example and make an enormous impact on the world. — Rudy Ruettiger
I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.
The good procrastinator accepts the fact that she can’t get everything done, then decides as wisely as possible what tasks to focus on and what to neglect. — Oliver Burkeman
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. — Mark Twain
Once you no longer need to convince yourself that the world isn’t filled with uncertainty and tragedy, you’re free to focus on doing what you can to help. — Oliver Burkeman
Once you realize that you can learn anything, you don’t let people put limits on you, and you sure as hell don’t mope around and focus on negative shit. — Tom Bilyeu
Focus On What Matters Quotes
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed. — Confucius
Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works. — Yanni
I think millennials have really made it their vision and commitment into life to really find themselves, to focus on what matters. — Jay Shetty
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what. — M. J. Ryan
Instead of trying to get work, focus on your network. People will play a huge part in directing your growth and investing in relationships is critical no matter what you want to do. — Jay Shetty
No matter what's happening, choose to be happy. Don't focus on what's wrong. Find something positive in your life. Thank God for the small things. — Joel Osteen
Focus on your goals, not your fear.
Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. — Michelle Obama
The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same person before, during and after the race, so the result, however important, will not define you. The journey is what matters. — Chrissie Wellington
No matter if you wear a small amount of makeup, no makeup, or heavy makeup, as long as you feel beautiful internally and you're doing beautiful things for other people, and not just focusing on the exterior to make yourself happy, I think you should do what works for you. You should rock on. — Janelle Monae
Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - now is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on. — Rhonda Byrne
I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you. — Usain Bolt
Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition. — John Smith
A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.
I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have — Paul Tudor Jones
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment. — Phil Jackson
It is easy to get bogged down trying to find the optimal plan for change: the fastest way to lose weight, the best program to build muscle, the perfect idea for a side hustle. We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action. As Voltaire once wrote, ‘The best is the enemy of the good.' — James Clear
No matter how hard things get, never lose sight of what you’re working towards. — Joe Rogan
When I became a monk, it didn't feel like I was giving up that much. I actually felt like I had made the best decision because anyone who hadn't focused on building themselves up was the one losing out. — Jay Shetty
There is undoubtedly a lot of pressure that comes with recognition, which can be a good thing and bad thing all at the same time. But if you stay focused and don't lose sight of what you're doing and who you are, you can rise above it. — Prabal Gurung
Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success. — Rick Pitino
If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn't lose focus. That made the difference. — Sebastian Vettel
The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent. — Garry Kasparov
I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration. — Usain Bolt
Write your goals down in detail and read your list of goals every day. Some goals may entail a list of shorter goals. Losing a lot of weight, for example, should include mini-goals, such as 10-pound milestones. This will keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want step by step. — Jack Canfield
Some people speak and sing and walk and sit and sleep and silence their homesickness, for a long time, and to no avail. Some say that over time homesickness loses its specific content, that it starts to smolder and only then becomes all-consuming, because it’s no longer focused on a concrete home. I am one of the people who say that. — Herta Muller
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. — Mario Andretti
The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. — Michael Jordan
Focusing totally on technique, you lose the essence and power of simplicity... The other extreme is just as bad; you see it in a lot of Modern works, where the concept is more important than the technique, resulting in very poor craftsmanship. — George L. Carlson
Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early. — Carmelo Anthony
I don't go there thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited about. So that's all I can focus on. — Serena Williams
I've always been making original music. I think that when I sat down with Losing Focus, I approached it different. I had a clearer understanding of who I was talking to, because I was able to go out and tour and see them right in front of me. I wanted to speak to them and speak about this lifestyle. — Young De
We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity. The appeal of literature is that it is so thoroughly a human thing — by, for and about human beings. If you lose that focus, you obviate the source of the power and permanence of literature. — M. H. Abrams
We are so focused on the material aspects of life that we lose sight of everything else. — Wally Amos
Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly. — Leah Remini
Most power is lost in one's own mind by thinking negative thoughts, by worrying about the future, by focusing on the past, as opposed to thinking positive, strong, and happy thoughts. — Frederick Lenz
When you lose people that are close to you it brings everything into focus, and the rest kind of gets put on the back burner. — Vince Gill
Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path. — Benjamin Watson
If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself. — Dalai Lama
I want to just stay focused on my mission. That is to see every girl get the right to education. And I think this is such an important thing that girls get their right to go to school, and we are losing the potential that these young girls have in this region, like Iraq. — Malala Yousafzai
As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose. — Mike Krzyzewski
Large-budget movies start to lose focus on the story and the actors, and it becomes purely about the visual, or CGI, or framing with the cranes, or whatever it may be. — Cameron Monaghan
For me, teaching helps to reaffirm the right principles and values of acting. It helps me focus on the good stuff that can be easy to lose sight of because the business is so result-oriented. — Mark Pellegrino
The entertainment business is hard on relationships, but it's just as hard on your own spiritual well-being. It's easy to lose focus, to forget your priorities and wander from the path. There is not any one thing you can do to survive this desert. It's a matter of maintenance, of the small things you do every day and every week to keep the engine running smoothly. — Ralph Winter
Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't. — LeBron James
Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our minds? — Sakyong Mipham
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