Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
STEPHEN COVEYWhenever 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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You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.
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Most 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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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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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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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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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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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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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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