Stephen Covey Quotes
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The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view.
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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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When life does not go our way or we inadvertently make a mistake, it is so easy to make excuses, place blame on others, or argue that circumstances were against us. But we only progress in life to the extent that we take responsibility for our actions and attitudes, and put forth the initiative necessary to create our own circumstances.
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Remember, technology is a great servant, but a terrible master.
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What is important to another person must be as important to you as the other person is to you
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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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Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.
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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
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Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.
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People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
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We think we see the world as it is, when in fact we see the world as we are.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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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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As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem
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Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things.
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If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.
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Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).
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The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems.
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To set and work toward any goal is an act of courage.
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Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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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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Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices and decisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.
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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.