100 Focus Quotes to Sharpen Business Vision
Distractions are everywhere and staying focused is more valuable than ever.
These quotes explore the power of attention and the clarity it brings to your work and goals.
Whether you’re dialing in on a project or long-term vision, these words will help you stay aligned.
Top Focus Quotes
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. ~ Alexander Graham Bell
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. ~ Aristotle
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. ~ Greg Anderson
That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. ~ Steve Jobs
Your focus determines your reality. ~ George Lucas
Where focus goes, energy flows. ~ Tony Robbins
Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do. ~ John Carmack
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. ~ Stephen Covey
Focus is not saying yes to all the important things you could be doing; it’s saying no to the many good things so you can focus on the vital few great things. ~ Anonymous
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. ~ Zig Ziglar
The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear. ~ Brian Tracy
Focus on being productive instead of busy. ~ Tim Ferriss
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things. ~ Bill Gates
The sun’s energy warms the world. But when you focus it through a magnifying glass it can start a fire. Focus is so powerful! ~ Alan Pariser
Starve your distractions, feed your focus. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the solution, not on the problem. ~ Jim Rohn
Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. ~ LL Cool J
Focus on the outcome, not the obstacle. ~ Anonymous
The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. ~ Anonymous
Mental Focus Quotes
The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~ Buddha
Concentration is the secret of strength. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. ~ Albert Einstein
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business—or almost anywhere else for that matter. ~ Lee Iacocca
Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. ~ Arnold Palmer
Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration. ~ Andrew Carnegie
The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine. ~ Swami Vivekananda
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. ~ Alexander Graham Bell
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 difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. ~ Warren Buffett
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. ~ Winston Churchill
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. ~ Denis Waitley
Multitasking is the enemy of focus. ~ Anonymous
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee
Focus on the present moment. It is the only moment where life exists. ~ Anonymous
Focus on what you can control, not what you cannot. ~ Anonymous
Focus on progress, not perfection. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase. ~ Anonymous
Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the positive, and the negative will fade away. ~ Anonymous
Concentration Quotes
The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge. ~ Swami Vivekananda
Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine. ~ Swami Vivekananda
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. ~ Alexander Graham Bell
The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. ~ Lee Iacocca
Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. ~ Arnold Palmer
Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration. ~ Andrew Carnegie
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee
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 difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. ~ Warren Buffett
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. ~ Winston Churchill
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. ~ Denis Waitley
Multitasking is the enemy of focus. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the present moment. It is the only moment where life exists. ~ Anonymous
Focus on what you can control, not what you cannot. ~ Anonymous
Focus on progress, not perfection. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase. ~ Anonymous
Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. ~ Anonymous
Focus on the positive, and the negative will fade away. ~ Anonymous
The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear. ~ Brian Tracy
Attention Management Quotes
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. ~ Simone Weil
Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are. ~ Jose Ortega y Gasset
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. ~ William James
Attention is the beginning of devotion. ~ Mary Oliver
The quality of one’s life depends on the quality of attention. Whatever you pay attention to will grow more important in your life. ~ Deepak Chopra
Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done. ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The more clearly you define your focus, the more energy you can direct toward it. ~ Anonymous
Attention is the currency of achievement. ~ Anonymous
Attention is the most basic form of love. By paying attention we let ourselves be touched by life, and our hearts naturally become more open and engaged. ~ Tara Brach
Attention is the beginning of devotion. ~ Mary Oliver
The quality of one’s life depends on the quality of attention. Whatever you pay attention to will grow more important in your life. ~ Deepak Chopra
Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done. ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The more clearly you define your focus, the more energy you can direct toward it. ~ Anonymous
Attention is the currency of achievement. ~ Anonymous
Attention is the most basic form of love. By paying attention we let ourselves be touched by life, and our hearts naturally become more open and engaged. ~ Tara Brach
Attention is the beginning of devotion. ~ Mary Oliver
The quality of one’s life depends on the quality of attention. Whatever you pay attention to will grow more important in your life. ~ Deepak Chopra
Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done. ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The more clearly you define your focus, the more energy you can direct toward it. ~ Anonymous
Attention is the currency of achievement. ~ Anonymous
Mindfulness Quotes
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it. ~ Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t). ~ James Baraz
The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it. ~ Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness is the key to everything. ~ Anonymous
Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences. ~ Elizabeth Thornton
Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response. ~ Anonymous
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. ~ Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the key to everything. ~ Anonymous
Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response. ~ Anonymous
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. ~ Sylvia Boorstein
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
