Internal victories precede external victories.
STEPHEN COVEYWe immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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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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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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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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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.
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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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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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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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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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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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Begin with the end in mind.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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