276: The Power of Your Focus to Create Maximum Results

So, if you're struggling in some area of your life, my guess is it's not a matter of you working harder; my guess is you already do work hard. It's a matter of spending your time identifying and turning the right screws.

Knowledge is not only power; it's profit ... Very quickly, we've moved from an industrial age through a service age, and now we're in this digital age. This is an expert economy where your mind has become the primary source of wealth.

Your ability to assess, to determine, where to put that X in each part of your life, is the critical determinant of everything that you accomplish or you fail to accomplish. What do I mean by that? There are very specific focal points, certain screws you could turn, that yield disproportionate rewards and returns.

In today's age, you are no longer rewarded for the hours you put into something but more for what you put into those hours. It's about working smart and not just hard.

20% of your efforts yield you 80% of the results. If you, for example, have a list of 10 items on your to-do list that you need to accomplish, 2 of those items will likely turn out to be more than the other 8 items put together.

Your greatest asset is found right between your ears, and it's called your brain.