Best Stephen Covey Sayings
- When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity. Clear
- Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations. Conform
- Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment). Choice
- People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to… Action
- It doesn't really matter how fast you're going if you're heading in the wrong direction. Direction
- Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is… Always Saying
- The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is… Always Striving
- Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding. Ability
- The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power. Democracy
- Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them. Balance
- My temptation is emotional, and resisting will further my needed weight loss and strengthen my character. Furthermore, nothing tastes as good as thin feels. Character
- The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves. Challenge
- The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy is the only climate you will ever live in. The key… Belief
- The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your… Assets
- Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four dimensional - body, mind, heart, and spirit. Beings
- When you study the lives of all great achievers-those who have had the greatest influence on others, those who have made things happen-you will find… Achiever
- Fulfilling the four needs [spiritual, mental, physical, social] in an integrated way is like combining elements in chemistry. When we reach a "critical mass" of… Adventure
- Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of… Allows
- Leadership is communicating people's worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it themselves. Clearly
- Private victories precede public victories. Inspirational
- One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally… Best
- Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it. Any
- Interdependence is a higher value than independence Family
- Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted… Acted
- Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by… Down
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