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.
STEPHEN COVEYOur ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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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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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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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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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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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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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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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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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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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