If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
STEPHEN COVEYWhile we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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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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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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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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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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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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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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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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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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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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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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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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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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