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> [“Instead of writing down what you’re going to do (chances are you’ve been doing that your whole adult life anyway, and it doesn’t make you any better at doing them), write down at the end of the day what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/instead-of-writing-down-what-you-re-going-to-do-chances-are-you-ve/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

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## More by Jeff Olson

> [Surround yourself with people of like mind and different talents and temperaments with the purpose of serving the goals of every member of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/surround-yourself-with-people-of-like-mind-and-different-talents-and/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [Each and every incomplete thing in your life or work exerts a draining force on you, sucking the energy of accomplishment and success out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/each-and-every-incomplete-thing-in-your-life-or-work-exerts-a/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“Simple daily disciplines—little productive actions, repeated consistently over time—add up to the difference between failure and success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/simple-daily-disciplines-little-productive-actions-repeated/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“Like a penny over time, reading ten pages a day would compound, just like that, and create inside you a ten-million-dollar bank of knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/like-a-penny-over-time-reading-ten-pages-a-day-would-compound-just/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [The truth is, what you do matters. What you do today matters. What you do every day matters. Successful people just do the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/the-truth-is-what-you-do-matters-what-you-do-today-matters-what-you/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“Every day, in every moment, you get to exercise choices that will determine whether or not you will become a great person, living a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/every-day-in-every-moment-you-get-to-exercise-choices-that-will/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“Greatness is always in the moment of the decision”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/greatness-is-always-in-the-moment-of-the-decision/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [The next time someone says "This sounds great, but I just don't have the TIME..." Look them straight in the eye, smile warmly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/the-next-time-someone-says-this-sounds-great-but-i-just-don-t-have/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“One last thing about past and future—and I have saved the best for last. You can’t change the past. You can change the future.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/one-last-thing-about-past-and-future-and-i-have-saved-the-best-for/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [I've always said if somebody wrote a book and they took their whole life to learn that knowledge in that book, why you won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/i-ve-always-said-if-somebody-wrote-a-book-and-they-took-their-whole/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [Successful people form habits that feed their success, instead of habits that feed their failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/successful-people-form-habits-that-feed-their-success-instead-of/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [You can gauge the limitations of a person's life by the size of the problems that get him or her down. You can measure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/you-can-gauge-the-limitations-of-a-person-s-life-by-the-size-of-the/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [We only need to walk or bike ten percent of the time to make a significant change in society. That is just two days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/we-only-need-to-walk-or-bike-ten-percent-of-the-time-to-make-a/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [“As I began examining my successes and failures, what I gradually realized was that the very same activities that had rescued me from failure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/as-i-began-examining-my-successes-and-failures-what-i-gradually/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

> [For things to change, you've got to change. For things to get better, you've got to get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-olson/for-things-to-change-you-ve-got-to-change-for-things-to-get-better/)

[Jeff Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-olson/)

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