Beginners are many; finishers are few.
STEPHEN COVEYIt takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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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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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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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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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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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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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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The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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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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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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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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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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