Stephen Covey Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Stephen Covey on Wise Famous Quotes.
Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?"
Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.
Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
You can say you love someone - but unless you demonstrate that love through your actions, your words become meaningless.
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.
But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!
The more people train their counsciousness, the more sensitivie they are to it. It's like you had your own voice coming to you.
Our capacity for production and enjoyment is ?a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around.
Some people achieve the top of the ladder and only then realise it was standing against the wrong wall.
Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.
Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.
When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.
Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.
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.
Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.
Success is when you realize obstacles you face are challenges to help you become better - and your response equals the challenge.
The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people.
A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.
We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.
Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves.
We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.
The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass - when what we do doesn't contribute to what is most important in our lives.
How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
If we can't make and keep commitments to ourselves as well as to others, our commitments become meaningless.
Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.
Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.
Vital to quality of life is the ability to work together, learn from each other, and help each other grow.
Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking.
Integrity in the Moment of Choice Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.
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.
There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence.
Trust is equal parts character and competence ... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.
Make specific appointments with yourself to work on goals, and treat an appointment with yourself as you'd treat an appointment with anybody else.
Win-win is a belief in the Third Alternative. It's not your way or my way; it's a better way, a higher way.
Writing bridges conscious and subconscious mind. It is a psycho-neuromuscular activity and literally imprints the brain.