Stephen Covey Quotes
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What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?
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The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity.
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If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.
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As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.
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Patience is emotional diligence.
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Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important
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Do what is important, not what is urgent.
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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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When people have a real sense of legacy, a sense of mattering, a sense of contribution, it seems to tap into the deepest part of their heart and soul. It brings out the best and subordinates the rest.
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Unfortunately, too many executives believe the myths about trust. Myths like how trust is soft and is merely a social virtue. The reality is that trust is hard-edged and is an economic driver.
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In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.
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Success is when you realize obstacles you face are challenges to help you become better - and your response equals the challenge.
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Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. "What are you doing?" you ask. "Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree." "You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?" "Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work." 'Well, why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster." "I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!"
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As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem
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Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.
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Seek to understand rather than be understood.
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Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us.
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The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth.
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When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to then speak openly and to be understood come much more naturally and easily.
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As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.
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There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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Those who get the most out of life and those who give the most are those who make the choice to act.
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The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities