We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
STEPHEN COVEYBeing is seeing in the human dimension.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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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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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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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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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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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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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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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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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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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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