We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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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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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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To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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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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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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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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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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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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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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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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