Stephen Covey Quotes
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The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values - carefully thought about, selected and internalized values.
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Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions
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The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.
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Frustration is a function of our expectations.
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The ability to manage well doesn't make much difference if you're not even in the right jungle.
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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become empowered to the task of creating effective useful and peaceful lives.
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Creating a warm, caring, supportive, encouraging environment is probably the most important thing you can do for your family.
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To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master.
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Accountability breeds response-ability.
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Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.
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When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.
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The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history.
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People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Common sense is not always common practice.
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Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way.
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Listen to your conscience regarding something that you simply know you should do, then start small on it - make a promise and keep it. Then move forward and make a little larger promise and keep it. Eventually you'll discover that your sense of honor will become greater than your moods, and that will give you a level of confidence and excitement that you can move to other areas where you feel you need to make improvements or give service.
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In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high.
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Management works in the system; leadership works on the system.
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Life is a mission, not a career.
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The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass - when what we do doesn't contribute to what is most important in our lives.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.