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 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.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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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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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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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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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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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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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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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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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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