We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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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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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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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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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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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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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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