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Stephen Covey Inspirational Quotes (384)

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We value the clock for its speed and efficiency. The clock has its place, efficiency has its place, after effectiveness. The symbol of effectiveness is the compass a sense of direction, purpose, vision, perspective, and balance. But the empowerment process itself is not efficient.
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The great apparent dichotomy is that the more we give, the more we get.
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Spiritual Intelligence represents our drive for meaning and connection with the infinite.
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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values therefore, value principles!
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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
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Only 20 percent of employees working in large organizations surveyed feel their strengths are in play every day. Thus, eight our of ten employees surveyed feel somewhat miscast in their role.
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Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are - or as we are conditioned to see it.
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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
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A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.
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I am convinced that if we as a society work diligently in every other area of life and neglect the family, it would be analogous to straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.
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If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
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Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements win-win stewardship agreements, self-directing individuals and teams, aligned structures and systems, and accountability can flourish.
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The highest challenge inside organizations is to enable each person to contribute his or her unique talents and passion to accomplish the organization's purpose.
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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust because we know their character. Whether they're eloquent or not, whether they have human-relations techniques or not, we trust them and work with them.
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..people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.
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Frustration is a function of our expectations.
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We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.
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If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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we're responsible for our own lives.
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Effective people are not problem-minded they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
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When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to then speak openly and to be understood come much more naturally and easily.
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To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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