I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
STEPHEN COVEYHow 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.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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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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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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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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