We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
STEPHEN COVEYIt doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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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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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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How 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.
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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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