--- title: "1 Doing Going Quotes By Gail Kelly" description: "1 Doing Going quotes by Gail Kelly. Plus more from Gail Kelly and more Doing Going sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/gail-kelly-27344_business_if-i-m-watching-my-son-play-soccer-that_2532553.jpg" --- > [If I'm watching my son play soccer, that's what I'm doing. If I'm going to a school concert, that's what I'm doing. I turn the phone off. I actively tune into whatever I'm doing. I walk every evening with one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/if-i-m-watching-my-son-play-soccer-that-s-what-i-m-doing-if-i-m-going/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/gail-kelly-27344_business_if-i-m-watching-my-son-play-soccer-that_2532553.jpg) ## More by Gail Kelly > [I have certainly been very front footed about increasing our gender representation at Westpac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/i-have-certainly-been-very-front-footed-about-increasing-our-gender/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/nelson-mandela-was-an-outstanding-leader-and-a-mentor-for-me-i-was-in/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [If you believe in practising generosity of spirit, at heart you believe in the power of an individual to make a difference and at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/if-you-believe-in-practising-generosity-of-spirit-at-heart-you/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/i-grew-up-in-a-very-strong-nuclear-family-my-father-was-a-sportsman/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/you-can-choose-not-to-sit-on-the-fence-you-can-choose-not-to/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [One of the joys of being at St. George is you were operating under the radar screen a lot of the time, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/one-of-the-joys-of-being-at-st-george-is-you-were-operating-under-the/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [I'm a big believer you should design work around a vast majority of people who want to do the right thing rather than around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/i-m-a-big-believer-you-should-design-work-around-a-vast-majority-of/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [Often really what you need is someone who will believe in you, who will encourage you to believe in yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/often-really-what-you-need-is-someone-who-will-believe-in-you-who/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [I don’t waste time. I move. I finish things. I don’t try and do things to the nth degree. I know what’s important and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/i-don-t-waste-time-i-move-i-finish-things-i-don-t-try-and-do-things/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [Living in South Africa has had a very profound impact on my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/living-in-south-africa-has-had-a-very-profound-impact-on-my-career/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [42% of our management team are women. So we've reset the goal to 50% by 2017. Because that's when Westpac becomes 200 years old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/42-of-our-management-team-are-women-so-we-ve-reset-the-goal-to-50-by/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [Whatever you are doing, give it all of your attention. Prioritise what you're going to do carefully, and then be in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/whatever-you-are-doing-give-it-all-of-your-attention-prioritise-what/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [In this digital age, there is no place to hide behind public relations people. This digital age requires leaders to be visible and authentic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/in-this-digital-age-there-is-no-place-to-hide-behind-public-relations/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [We’ve all seen the same situation happen to two people. One looks for the lesson, sets their shoulders back and presses on while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/we-ve-all-seen-the-same-situation-happen-to-two-people-one-looks-for/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) > [I have a very genuine care for individuals; I have a very genuine sense of the power of individuals to make a difference, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kelly/i-have-a-very-genuine-care-for-individuals-i-have-a-very-genuine/) [Gail Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kelly/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing-going/gail-kelly/#itemlist", "name": "1 Doing Going Quotes By Gail Kelly", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I'm watching my son play soccer, that's what I'm doing. If I'm going to a school concert, that's what I'm doing. 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