Stephen Covey Quotes
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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To live; to love; to learn; and to leave a legacy.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
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The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
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When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.
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The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game.
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There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
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In the long run, you can never accomplish a worthy end with an unworthy means.
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The best way to develop courage is to set a goal and achieve it, make a promise and keep it.
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All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically. The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with a vision and a blue print of the desired result.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!
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Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.
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Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
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A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.
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Perhaps the greatest role of parenting, more than directing and telling children what to do, is helping children connect with their own gifts, particularly conscience.
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We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good.
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While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people.
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The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.
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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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If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.
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Accountability breeds response-ability.