We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
STEPHEN COVEYLive your life by a compass, not a clock.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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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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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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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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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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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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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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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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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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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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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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