Through it all I have learned that parenting is basically a life of self sacrifice. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most important vision of all is develop a sense of self, a sense of your own destiny, a sense of… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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 Image
Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?" — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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 Image
I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Whatever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Keeping a personal journal a daily in-depth analysis and evaluation of your experiences is a high-leverage activity that increases self-awareness and enhances… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results.… — 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
Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements win-win stewardship agreements,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
All things are created twice, but not all first creations are by conscious design. In our personal lives, if we do not… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management… — 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
The 'Inside-Out' approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness means to start first with self; even more fundamentally, to start with the most… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The more authentic you become, the more genuine in your expression, particularly regarding personal experiences and even self-doubts, the more people can… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Innocent pleasures in moderation can provide relaxation for the body and mind and can foster family and other relationships. But pleasure, per… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Love is a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self. If you want to study… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has… — 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… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
As we make and keep commitments, even small commitments, we begin to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of… — 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
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
