Stephen Covey Quotes
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Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.
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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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Only as we keep an open communication with our deep inner life will we have the wisdom to make effective choices.
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You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!
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Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and contribution.
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The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your own capabilities. And no one can do it for you. You must cultivate the habit of leadership effectiveness for yourself - and doing so will be the single best investment you will ever make.
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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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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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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game.
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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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Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.
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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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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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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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Priority is a function of context.
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To judge someone before understanding that person is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. It intensifies personal insecurities, necessitating more judgment (prejudice) and less understanding. The processes continue in this vicious cycle.
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By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.
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People don't listen to understand. They listen to reply. The collective monologue is everyone talking and no one listening.
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To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.
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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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Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
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Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).
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This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life—investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.