Stephen Covey Quotes - Page 13

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• It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of the mind, mistakes of judgment. But people will not easily forgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad motives, the prideful justifying cover-up of the first mistake.

  Stephen Covey

  Mistake, Heart, People

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• To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.

  Stephen Covey

  Loyal, 7 Habits, Interpersonal Skills

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• If you say to one flower, 'Grow,' but you water another, the first one won't grow.

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  Motivational, Flower, Water

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.248, Simon and Schuster

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• The universal elements are integrity, vision, discipline, passion, governed by conscience. Conscience has been educated through studying and pondering the universal, timeless principles of all six major world religions.

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  Integrity, Passion, World Religions

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• 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 balancing act between courage and consideration. To go for win-win, you not only have to be empathic, but you also have to be confident. You not only have to be considerate and sensitive, you also have to be brave. To do that-to achieve that balance between courage and consideration-is the essence of real maturity and is fundamental to win-win.

  Stephen Covey

  Real, Nice, Maturity

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• You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.

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  Motivational, Character, Emotional

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.172, Simon and Schuster

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• Interdependency follows independence.

  Stephen Covey

  Freedom, Empowerment, Independence

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• Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Fitness, Taste

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.333, Simon and Schuster

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• Those who get the most out of life and those who give the most are those who make the choice to act.

  Stephen Covey

  Change, Giving, Choices

  Stephen R. Covey (2009). “Everyday Greatness: Inspiration for a Meaningful Life”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

  Stephen Covey

  Impulse Control, Essence, Self Control

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.83, Mango Media Inc.

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• Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important

  Stephen Covey

  Change, Courage, Inspiration

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• Synergy: The combined effect of individuals in collaboration that exceeds the sum of their individual effects.

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  Collaboration, Individual, Synergy

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• Above all, success in business requires two things: a winning competitive strategy, and superb organizational execution. Distrust is the enemy of both. I submit that while high trust won't necessarily rescue a poor strategy, low trust will almost always derail a good one.

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  Winning, Two, Enemy

  Stephen M. R. Covey (2008). “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything”, p.49, Simon and Schuster

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• The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivation, Keys, Important

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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• Our character is basically a composite of our habits.

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  Inspiration, Character, Patterns

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.51, Mango Media Inc.

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• In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.

  Stephen Covey

  Communication, Moving Forward, Character

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.18, Mango Media Inc.

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• If there is no gardener there is no garden.

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  Garden, Gardener, Ifs

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.555, Mango Media Inc.

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• Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.

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  Teamwork, People, Effort

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.57, Mango Media Inc.

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• Love is a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love the verb.

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  Love You, Sacrifice, Love Is

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• It takes courage to realize that you are greater than your moods, greater than your thoughts, and that you can control your moods and thoughts.

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  Courage, Emotion, Realizing

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

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• I define discipline as the ability to make + keep promises and to honor commitments.

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  Motivational, Commitment, Discipline

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

  Stephen Covey

  Change, Responsibility, Animal

  "CNN Live On Location", www.cnn.com. January 9, 2003.

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• Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!

  Stephen Covey

  Inspiration, Keys, Quality

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

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• We can act instead of being acted upon.

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  Action

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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• Technology and tools are useful and powerful when they are your servant and not your master.

  Stephen Covey

  Teamwork, Powerful, Technology

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