The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When life does not go our way or we inadvertently make a mistake, it is so easy to make excuses, place blame… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation, any organization. Such an individual… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings when you're… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True effectiveness requires… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
