The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The solutions to our problems are and always will be based upon universal, timeless, self-evident principles common to every enduring, prospering society… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of… — 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
Both times I was in India, I could not get people to listen to each other. I had to literally tell people… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act… — 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
