Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
STEPHEN COVEYThe key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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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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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
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Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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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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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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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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