Habit Quotes by Stephen Covey

13 Habit quotes by Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey’s habit reflections read like a quick handbook for intentional living. Each line points to the power of deliberate routines, giving a succinct reminder that small, consistent actions can steer larger outcomes.

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Our character is basically a composite of our habits.

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Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and…

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Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

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Whatever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with…

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Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental…

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Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common…

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Intrinsic security doesn't come from what other people think of us or how they treat us. It doesn't come from our circumstance…

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Whether we are aware of it or not, whether we are in control of it or not, there is a first creation…

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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win…

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I believe that the habit of constant reading of good books and scholarly periodicals and magazines in many disciplines is vital to…

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The 8th Habit, then, is not about adding one more habit to the 7 - one that somehow got forgotten. It's about…

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If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the…

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The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance,…

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To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us.

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Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

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If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.

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I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them.

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Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice.

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