Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
STEPHEN COVEYWhat you see often depends on what you are looking for.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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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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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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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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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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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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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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Free your heart from hatred – forgive. Free your mind from worries – most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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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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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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