Sacrifice really means giving up something good for something better. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The great apparent dichotomy is that the more we give, the more we get. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When you listen with empathy to another person, you give that person psychological air. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Those who get the most out of life and those who give the most are those who make the choice to act. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I try to exercise regularly every day, if I can. It renews you and it gives you more balance in your life.… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you… — 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
I believe that the habit of constant reading of good books and scholarly periodicals and magazines in many disciplines is vital to… — 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
Fulfilling the four needs in an integrated way is like combining elements in chemistry. When we reach a "critical mass" of integration,… — 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
Fulfilling the four needs [spiritual, mental, physical, social] in an integrated way is like combining elements in chemistry. When we reach a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps… — 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
I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Empathic listening is so powerful because it gives you accurate data to work with. Instead of projecting your own autobiography and assuming… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Listen to your conscience regarding something that you simply know you should do, then start small on it - make a promise… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You may be good, but what are you good for? You've got to be good for something. You've got to be about… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us. — 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 in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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