You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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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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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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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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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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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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