Stephen Covey Quotes
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Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.
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Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.
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Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.
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To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.
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Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.
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Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru.
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Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
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True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless principles, which will build trust and respect from the entire organization. Those with formal authority alone will lose this trust and respect.
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Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
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Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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Effective interdependence can only be built on true independence.
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The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.
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It is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.
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You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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When I started teaching I realized that I had never had such a level of satisfaction and such a feeling of fulfillment and sense of contribution. Just like that. But, usually it's more cumulative, slow, evolutionary and less revolutionary.
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To judge individuals before understanding them is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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It's better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.
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If you don't know yourself, if you don't control yourself, if you don't have mastery over yourself, it's very hard to like yourself, except in some short-term, psych-up, superficial way.
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Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.
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Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic
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As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.
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Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
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Before you wonder "Am I doing things right?" wonder "Am I doing the right things?"
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The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity.
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Moving along the upward spiral requires us to learn, commit, and do on increasingly higher planes. We deceive ourselves if we think that any one of these is sufficient. To keep progressing, we must learn, commit, and do-learn, commit, and do-and learn, commit, and do again.
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