Live out of your imagination, not your history.
STEPHEN COVEYI teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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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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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Free your heart from hatred – forgive. Free your mind from worries – most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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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 change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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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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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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