When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced.… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Once you've found your own voice, the choice to expand your influence, to increase your contribution, is the choice to inspire others… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“The principle of influence is governed by mutual understanding born of the commitment of at least one person to deep listening first.” — 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
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
Whether we are aware of it or not, whether we are in control of it or not, there is a first creation… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The power of transcendent vision is greater than the power of the scripting deep inside the human personality and it subordinates it… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When the external factors over which one has no control in a way start to become negative, it starts to affect our… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The power to distinguish between person and performance and to communicate intrinsic worth flows naturally out of our own sense of intrinsic… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Be a light, not a judge, be a model not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and… — 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
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