Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Brands need to reinvent themselves from time to time to stay relevant. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I can change. I can live out of my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Both times I was in India, I could not get people to listen to each other. I had to literally tell people… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy is the only climate you will ever live… — 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
The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“There is no future in a job. The only future is inside oneself. We look inside rather than outside. We become producer… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I won't take time to repeat all the obvious benefits of physical exercise but will only underscore the well-attested fact that a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most of us think we don't have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don't have time not to. We're… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing—too much undisciplined leisure time… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If we live out of our memory, we're tied to the past and to that which is finite. When we live out… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you don't choose to do it in leadership time up front, you do it in crisis management time down the road. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Every time you think the problem is 'out there,' that very thought is the problem. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is the key professional and personal competency of our time. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time? — 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
