To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
STEPHEN COVEYWe must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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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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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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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 make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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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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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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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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Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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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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Begin with the end in mind.
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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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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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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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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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