Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
STEPHEN COVEYTo listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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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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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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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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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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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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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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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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When 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.
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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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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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