Stephen R. Covey

“Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow…

— Stephen R. Covey

“systems. They are self-evident and can easily be validated by any individual. It’s almost as if these principles or natural laws are…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Animals do not possess this ability. We call it “self-awareness” or the ability to think about your very thought process.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“in reaping for so long where we have not sown, perhaps we have forgotten the need to sow.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“So often the problem is in the system, not in the people. If you put good people in bad systems, you get…

— Stephen R. Covey

“You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence”

— Stephen R. Covey

“organizations are composed of people, and the more effective those people, the stronger the organization.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“President N. Eldon Tanner has said, “Self-discipline is doing what you know you should do when you don’t want to do it.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“What one thing could you do in your personal and professional life that, if you did it on a regular basis, would…

— Stephen R. Covey

“We are either the second creation of our own proactive design, or we are the second creation of other people’s agendas, of…

— Stephen R. Covey

“We began to realize that if we wanted to change the situation, we first had to change ourselves. And to change ourselves…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the…

— Stephen R. Covey

“While we must learn from good examples and keep always in mind the bigger goal, we must compare ourselves only with ourselves.…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Nietzsche: “He who has a ‘why’ can live with any ‘what.’” Dr. Frankl hypothesized that we have three parts to our nature:…

— Stephen R. Covey

“If we work upon marble, it will perish. If we work upon brass, time will efface it. But if we work upon…

— Stephen R. Covey

“first build upon a strong core of principles that are not open for continuous change; at the same time, be relentless in…

— Stephen R. Covey

“I have personally found living the 7 Habits a constant struggle—primarily because the better you get, the very nature of the challenge…

— Stephen R. Covey

“captain then called to the signalman, “Signal that ship: We are on a collision course, advise you change”

— Stephen R. Covey

“In the words of William George Jordan, “Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil—the…

— Stephen R. Covey

“that nurtures the self-esteem and self-worth of each, that creates opportunities for each to mature into independence and then gradually into interdependence?…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Unless there are good feelings between people, reasoning intelligently is almost impossible.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“Where we stand depends on where we sit." Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we…

— Stephen R. Covey

“success in any endeavor is always derived from acting in harmony with the principles to which the success is tied.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“In other words, what matters most is how we respond to what we experience in life.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy…

— Stephen R. Covey