Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
STEPHEN COVEYThe main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
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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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To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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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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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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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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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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Internal victories precede external victories.
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