Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
STEPHEN COVEYYou have to water the flowers you want to grow.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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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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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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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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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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