You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
STEPHEN COVEYAlmost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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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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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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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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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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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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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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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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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 do has far greater impact than what you say.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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