Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
STEPHEN COVEYMost people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.
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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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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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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 see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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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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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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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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