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.
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 COVEYWe are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
STEPHEN COVEYWe see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
STEPHEN COVEYLife is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
STEPHEN COVEYMost people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
STEPHEN COVEYAnyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
STEPHEN COVEYYou can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
STEPHEN COVEYBeginners are many; finishers are few.
STEPHEN COVEYUnless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
STEPHEN COVEYI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
STEPHEN COVEYWhen you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.
STEPHEN COVEYI teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
STEPHEN COVEYLeadership is a choice, not a position.
STEPHEN COVEYBefore you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
STEPHEN COVEYIt doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
STEPHEN COVEYMost people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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