Purpose Quotes by Stephen Covey

I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve…

— Stephen Covey

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

— Stephen Covey

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

— Stephen Covey

We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.

— Stephen Covey

Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.

— Stephen Covey

The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the…

— Stephen Covey

A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.

— Stephen Covey

Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.

— Stephen Covey

If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which…

— Stephen Covey

Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family…

— Stephen Covey

The highest challenge inside organizations is to enable each person to contribute his or her unique talents and passion to accomplish the…

— Stephen Covey

I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people…

— Stephen Covey

I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life…

— Stephen Covey

In effective personal leadership, visualization and affirmation techniques emerge naturally out of a foundation of well thought through purposes and principles that…

— Stephen Covey

An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into…

— Stephen Covey

Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will…

— Stephen Covey

We value the clock for its speed and efficiency. The clock has its place, efficiency has its place, after effectiveness. The symbol…

— Stephen Covey

An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps…

— Stephen Covey

There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live,…

— Stephen Covey

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always…

— Stephen Covey

Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will…

— Stephen Covey

Develop all four intelligences. PQ (physical intelligence) which represents 70 trillion cells that fight disease and digest your breakfast. IQ (intellectual intelligence)…

— Stephen Covey