While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
STEPHEN COVEYPrepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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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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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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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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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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