Stephen Covey Quotes
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It's not enough to have values without vision ; you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler . An empowering mission statement deals with both character and competence; what you want to be and what you want to do in your life.
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Distinguish between the person and the behavior or performance.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position
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If we know how to listen to our own heart, we can listen to the hearts of others.
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The best way to develop courage is to set a goal and achieve it, make a promise and keep it.
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It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.
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Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives.
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Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism.
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Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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Before you wonder "Am I doing things right?" wonder "Am I doing the right things?"
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If you don't choose to do it in leadership time up front, you do it in crisis management time down the road.
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It's better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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Most learning is social, or what I call the cultural DNA. Everyone knows that word of mouth advertising is the best advertising. That's social learning.
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The 8th Habit, then, is not about adding one more habit to the 7 - one that somehow got forgotten. It's about seeing and harnessing the power of a third dimension to the 7 Habits that meets the central challenge of the new Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit is to Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs.
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What is common sense isn't common practice.
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The more authentic you become, the more genuine in your expression, particularly regarding personal experiences and even self-doubts, the more people can relate to your expression and the safer it makes them feel to express themselves. That expression, in turn, feeds on the other person's spirit, and genuine creative empathy takes place, producing new insights and learnings and a sense of excitement and adventure that keeps the process going.
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I won't take time to repeat all the obvious benefits of physical exercise but will only underscore the well-attested fact that a program of regular exercise increases one's efficiency in every facet of life, including the depth and restfulness of sleep. And the time taken can be minimal; just a few minutes of calisthenics and running in place in one's room or jogging around the yard or block is often sufficient. Exercising doesn't take time. It saves time. Still, few consistently do it.
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Inevitably, anytime we are too vulnerable we feel the need to protect ourselves from further wounds. So we resort to sarcasm, cutting humor, criticism - anything that will keep from exposing the tenderness within. Each partner tends to wait on the initiative of the other for love, only to be disappointed but also confirmed as to the rightness of the accusations made.
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Consult the wisdom of your heart as well as your mind.
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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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Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way.
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The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.