Stephen Covey Quotes

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Stephen Covey

Profession : Educator

Birth : October 24, 1932

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Stephen Covey

Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Stephen Covey

If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.

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The average family spends 30 hours in front of a television, and they say they don't have the time to have a balanced, integrated life.

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Light is the greatest disinfectant in nature and also in organizations.

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If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.

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An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.

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Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

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When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust.

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If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.

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When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

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It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

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Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.

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Live out of your imagination, not your history.

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The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history.

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Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.

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When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems.

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When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.

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There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

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Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

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