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.
STEPHEN COVEYSeek to understand before you seek to be understood.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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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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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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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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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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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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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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