Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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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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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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Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth.
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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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Trust is the glue that holds everything together.
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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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Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us.
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People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to decide if they are doing the right things.
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Leaders are not born or made - they are self made
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You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.
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Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.
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Response-ability is the ABILITY to choose our response to any circumstance or condition.
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Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
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How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about being right, about acting on good ideas than having the ideas, about embracing new truth than defending outdated position, about building the team than exalting self, about recognizing contribution than being recognized for making it.
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Seek to understand rather than be understood.
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Just as the education of nerve and sinew is vital to the excellent athlete and education of the mind is vital to the scholar, education of the conscience is vital to the truly proactive, highly effective person. Training and educating the conscience, however, requires even greater concentration, more balanced discipline, more consistently honest living. It requires regular feasting on inspiring literature, thinking noble thoughts and, above all, living in harmony with its still small voice.
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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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Priority is a function of context.
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Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it / immediately.
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It's better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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While I believe in the power of positive thought, I do not believe that you or I can simply psyche ourselves into success or peace of mind.
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Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.