As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
STEPHEN COVEYI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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Free your heart from hatred – forgive. Free your mind from worries – most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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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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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.
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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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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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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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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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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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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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