As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you don't know yourself, if you don't control yourself, if you don't have mastery over yourself, it's very hard to like… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When people seriously undertake to identify what really matters most to them in their lives, what they really want to be and… — 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
Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms… — 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
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
Innocent pleasures in moderation can provide relaxation for the body and mind and can foster family and other relationships. But pleasure, per… — 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
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
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
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
To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
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
I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. — Stephen Covey Copy Share
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
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
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
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
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True effectiveness requires… — Stephen Covey Copy Share
