Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
STEPHEN COVEYHow different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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The deepest hunger of [a child’s] human heart is to be understood, for understanding implicitly affirms, validates, recognizes and appreciates the intrinsic worth of another.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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