Stephen Covey Quotes
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Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce - to think, to learn, to create, to adapt. That's true financial independence. It's not having wealth; it's having the power to produce wealth.
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Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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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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Paradigms are powerful because they create the lens through which we see the world.
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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than about being right, about acting on good ideas than having the ideas, about embracing new truth than defending outdated position, about building the team than exalting self, about recognizing contribution than being recognized for making it.
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People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.
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Success in one role can't justify failure in another.
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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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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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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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If you don't set your goals based upon your Mission Statement, you may be climbing the ladder of success only to realize, when you get to the top, you're on the WRONG building.
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Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position
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Before you wonder "Am I doing things right?" wonder "Am I doing the right things?"
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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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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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If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements
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Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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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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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!
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when you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to produce throughout the day.