Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
STEPHEN COVEYMotivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
STEPHEN COVEYI teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
STEPHEN COVEYImprove relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
STEPHEN COVEYEach of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
STEPHEN COVEYThe undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
STEPHEN COVEYYou have to water the flowers you want to grow.
STEPHEN COVEYMost people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
STEPHEN COVEYIt doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
STEPHEN COVEYTo achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.
STEPHEN COVEYWe judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
STEPHEN COVEYMost 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.
STEPHEN COVEYYour most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.
STEPHEN COVEYBeing is seeing in the human dimension.
STEPHEN COVEYIt takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
STEPHEN COVEYThe 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.
STEPHEN COVEYWhen you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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