Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
STEPHEN COVEYIf the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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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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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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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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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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