Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
STEPHEN COVEYI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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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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Begin with the end in mind.
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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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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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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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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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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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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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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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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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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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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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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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