It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
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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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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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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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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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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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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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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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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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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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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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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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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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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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