The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
STEPHEN COVEYPeople 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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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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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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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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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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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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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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Prepare 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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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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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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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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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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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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