All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
STEPHEN COVEYMost 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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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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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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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Most 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.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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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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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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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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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 immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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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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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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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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