I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
STEPHEN COVEYSeek to understand before you seek to be understood.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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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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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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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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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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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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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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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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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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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
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How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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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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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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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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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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