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Stephen Covey

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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Character Children Heart Human Praise Recognition Understand Worth
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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Compassion Difference Ourselves Service
Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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Company Motivational People Talent Yourself
What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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Greatness Leadership Talk Yourself
Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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Seek Understand Yourself
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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Greatness Learning Mistake Yourself
Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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Leadership Management
He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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Belief Deal Himself Life
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Limitation Motivational Ourselves
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Deep Inspirational Life Wisdom
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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Burn Inspirational Motivational Success
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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Feeling Impossible Intelligence Motivational People Reason Thinking
Begin with the end in mind.
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Determination Inspirational Success
Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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Right Wonder Yourself
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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Inspirational Life Place Right Wrong
One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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Important Integrity Loyal Present Trust

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