You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
STEPHEN COVEYMost 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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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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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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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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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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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.
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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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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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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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