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.
STEPHEN COVEYSeek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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Internal victories precede external victories.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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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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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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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.
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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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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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