Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
One of the things that I have admired about India is the spiritualism of the people. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You can't be successful with other people if you haven't paid the price of success with yourself. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect. — 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
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
The more people train their counsciousness, the more sensitivie they are to it. It's like you had your own voice coming to… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True… — 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
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
The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with… — 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
What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust because we know their… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Valuing differences is what really drives synergy. Do you truly value the mental, emotional, and psychological differences among people? Or do you… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Look at the word responsibility-"response-ability"-the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Character grows in the soil of experience with the fertilization of example, the moisture of ambition, and the sunshine of satisfaction. Character… — 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
To me, the essence of keeping the soul nourished is obedience to one's conscience. I don't think that the soul can be… — 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
People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else… — 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
Many people think in terms of either/or: either you're nice or you're tough. Win-win requires that you be both. It is a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the… — 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
It's amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life! — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences. — 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
