Stephen Covey Quotes
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Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought.
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When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, ‘What is the best I can do under the given circumstances?’
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements
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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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Without exception, empathy is always appropriate.
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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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If you say to one flower, 'Grow,' but you water another, the first one won't grow.
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The more involved you are, the more significant your learning will be.
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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 can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of the mind, mistakes of judgment. But people will not easily forgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad motives, the prideful justifying cover-up of the first mistake.
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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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Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.
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Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
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Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.
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Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.
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It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.
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Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'
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Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).
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The more deeply you understand other people, the more you will appreciate them, the more reverent you will feel about them. To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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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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Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling?
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Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.