Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
STEPHEN COVEYLive out of your imagination, not your history.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
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The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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It’s better to be trusted than to be liked.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
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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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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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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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All broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
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