Stephen Covey Quotes
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Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization.
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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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We think we see the world as it is, when in fact we see the world as we are.
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Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech . What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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Whether or not we belong to a church or service organization or have a job that provides meaningful service opportunities, not a day goes by that we can't at least serve one other human being by making deposits of unconditional love.
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The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.
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All things are created twice. All things. Vision is the first creation. For a house it's called the blueprint. For a life it's called a mission. For a day it's called a goal and a plan. For a parent it's called a belief in the unseen potential of a child. For all, it is the mental creation which always precedes the physical, or second, creation.
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One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.
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We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.
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The key to growth is to learn to make promises and to keep them.
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Principles always have natural consequences attached to them. There are positive consequences when we live in harmony with the principles. There are negative consequences when we ignore them. But because these principles apply to everyone, whether or not they are aware, this limitation is universal. And the more we know of correct principles, the greater is our personal freedom to act wisely.
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We can act instead of being acted upon.
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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
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when you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to produce throughout the day.
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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.
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Difference is the beginning of synergy.
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When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.
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Communication is the most important single activity of man.
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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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You can say you love someone - but unless you demonstrate that love through your actions, your words become meaningless.
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There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
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We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).
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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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To know and not to do is not to know.