We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
STEPHEN COVEYPrepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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.
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Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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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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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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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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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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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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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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