Stephen Covey Quotes
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Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.
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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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When people have a real sense of legacy, a sense of mattering, a sense of contribution, it seems to tap into the deepest part of their heart and soul. It brings out the best and subordinates the rest.
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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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Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to...rather than detracts from...our lives.
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Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and tendencies.
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The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.
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The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems.
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Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. "What are you doing?" you ask. "Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree." "You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?" "Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work." 'Well, why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster." "I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!"
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The only person I know, is the person I want to be
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Brands need to reinvent themselves from time to time to stay relevant.
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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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The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
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I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me.
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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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You can say you love someone - but unless you demonstrate that love through your actions, your words become meaningless.
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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.
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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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What is common sense isn't common practice.
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At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.
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Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.