If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Some people achieve the top of the ladder and only then realise it was standing against the wrong wall. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In my own experience, both personally and professionally, I've learned that you don't wait to confront reality. It doesn't get easier. It… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because… — 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
If two people have the same opinion, one is unnecessary. ... I don't want to talk, to communicate, with someone who agrees… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I am fortunate to have a very helpful team that enables me to spend time doing things that are important but not… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
All things are created twice. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Start small, make a promise and keep it. Then, make larger promises and keep them. Eventually, your honor will become greater than… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Listen, involve, synergize at work. Then you will bury the old and create an entirely new winning culture which will unleash people's… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We may find it convenient to live with the illusion that circumstances or other people are responsible for the quality of our… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe this is not the case. The… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People with a scarcity mentality think there is only so much in the world to go around. It's as if they see… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Unless people feel that they are accepted and that they have a right to express their feelings without fear of embarrassment or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust because we know their… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Valuing differences is what really drives synergy. Do you truly value the mental, emotional, and psychological differences among people? Or do you… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Look at the word responsibility-"response-ability"-the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions,… — 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
