You know what you want in your life and also what needs to be done to get there. But you are not there yet because procrastination often sets in your mind and actions.Now you subconsciously press the Esc key to avoid your goals in life. And so you escape to a video game or a movie or WhatsApp or simply by doing easier and less important tasks. Me, too! Been there, done that. You know distractions are dime a dozen.Well, today I won’t be sharing any tips that helped me to minimize my own procrastination. Instead I’d like to offer 25 most inspiring quotes on productivity by successful people.

1) If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. ― Bruce Lee

2) Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

3) “Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

4) “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” ― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

5) “To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way.” ― Corita Kent

6) “If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.” ― Samuel Butler

7) “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus” ― Alexander Graham Bell

8) “The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.” ― Tom Peters

9) “The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you exchange for it.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

10) “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” ― Stephen Covey

11) “Work is a process, and any process needs to be controlled. To make work productive, therefore, requires building the appropriate controls into the process of work.” ― Peter F. Drucker, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices

12) “Multitasking is a lie.” ― Gary Keller, The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

13) “…you cannot eat every tadpole and frog in the pond, but you can eat the biggest and ugliest one, and that will be enough, at least for the time being.” ― Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

14) “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” ― Paul J. Meyer

15) “I’m not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don’t have time for dying.” – Ingvar Kamprad

16) “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.” – Mary Kay Ash

17) “Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.” – Bill Gates

18) “There is little difference in people but that little difference makes big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” – W. Clement Stone

19) “If you are interested in balancing work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.” – Donald Trump

20) “Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes; the swing in your gait, the grip of your hand. The Irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.” – Henry Ford

21) “If you see a snake, just kill it. Don’t appoint a committee on snakes.” – Henry Ross Perot

22) “Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.” – James Cash Penny

23) “Work hard, have fun and make history.” – Jeff Bezos

24) “If there are nine rabbits on the ground , if you want to catch one , just focus on one.” – Jack Ma

25) “Screw it, let’s do it.” – Richard Branson