“In the absence of clearly defined goals, we are forced to concentrate on activity and ultimately become enslaved by it.”

It goes on to say: “Most businesses pay for attendance when they need to be paying for performance and productivity … Most business people don’t keep score; they don’t measure performance as effectively as they do in recreation.”

A related quote I like to keep in mind: “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.”   Paul J. Meyer.