We see the world, not as it is, but as we are -- or, as we are conditioned to see it. When… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
At the core, there is one simple, overarching reason why so many people remain unsatisfied in their work and why most organisations… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Paradigms are powerful because they create the lens through which we see the world. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
More essential than working on attitudes and behaviors is examining the paradigms out of which those attitudes and behaviors flow. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Belief is another word for paradigm. It's a synonymous. Your belief of the way things are. Values are the way things should… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
By centering our lives on timeless, unchanging principles, we create a fundamental paradigm of effective living. It is the center that puts… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives, we can perhaps appropriately focus on our attitudes and behaviors. But… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Intrinsic security doesn't come from what other people think of us or how they treat us. It doesn't come from our circumstance… — 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
Anytime we think the problem is 'out there,' that thought is the problem. We empower what's out there to control us. The… — 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
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
