In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Highly effective people tend to be proactive. They decide to find a better job or to have better health, rather than of… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Whether or not we belong to a church or service organization or have a job that provides meaningful service opportunities, not a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce - to think, to learn,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects. If you want to live a long life, you need eustress, that is,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you can hire people whose passion intersects with the job, they won't require any supervision at all. They will manage themselves… — 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
