You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
STEPHEN COVEYYou have to water the flowers you want to grow.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.
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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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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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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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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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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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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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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
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