Stephen Covey Quotes
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Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.
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Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.
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You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.
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If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the opinions, perceptions, and paradigms of the people around us - our view of ourselves is like the reflection in a crazy mirror room at the carnival.
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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
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We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.
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Every exaggeration of the truth once detected by others destroys our credibility and makes all that we do and say suspect.
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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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'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich relationships, to meet human needs, and to enjoy spontaneous moments on a daily basis.
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We tend to get what we expect - both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less.
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Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
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Communication is the most important single activity of man.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and the glory. However, to a person who is not religious, I believe they can live to the highest level of their conscience and develop spiritual intelligence that surpasses most people, including many religious people, who profess but do not practice.
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Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.
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All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.
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we're responsible for our own lives.
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We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.
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Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.
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I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.
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We don't invent our missions, we detect them.
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When trust is high, the dividend you receive is like a performance multiplier, elevating and improving every dimension of your organization and your life.... In a company, high trust materially improves communication, collaboration, execution, innovation, strategy, engagement, partnering, and relationships with all stakeholders.
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Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.
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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.