Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
STEPHEN COVEYTo listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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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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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.
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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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