It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
STEPHEN COVEYSeek to understand before you seek to be understood.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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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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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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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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Internal victories precede external victories.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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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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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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