Stephen Covey Quotes
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If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
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It's not enough to have values without vision ; you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler . An empowering mission statement deals with both character and competence; what you want to be and what you want to do in your life.
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The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery and self-control, and also a deeper awareness of how really dependent we are.
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How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
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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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Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of creation.
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People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
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It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.
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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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The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game.
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Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can be screened for.
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..people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.
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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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Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought.
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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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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.
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We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.
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The more involved you are, the more significant your learning will be.
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Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru.
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Technology and tools are useful and powerful when they are your servant and not your master.
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You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!
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Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth.
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People don't listen to understand. They listen to reply. The collective monologue is everyone talking and no one listening.