Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?" — 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
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
Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self. — 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
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
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You… — 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
The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken. — 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
Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools. — 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
