We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
STEPHEN COVEYI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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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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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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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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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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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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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 are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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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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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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