Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
STEPHEN COVEYTo listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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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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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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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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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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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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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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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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Internal victories precede external victories.
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