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The way we see the problem is the problem.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
Author
Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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Motivational
Inspirational

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Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.
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Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.
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'In empathic listening you listen with your ears, but you also, and more importantly, listen with you eyes and with your heart. You listen for feeling, for meaning. You listen for behaviour. You use your right brain as well as your left. You sense, you intuit, you feel.' ... 'You have to open yourself up to be influenced'.
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Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.
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Treat them all the same by treating them differently.
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Be governed by your internal compass, not by some clock on the wall.
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The nature of life is to be a study of contrasts: joy/sadness, full/empty. The Main Thing is to Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing.
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Vital to quality of life is the ability to work together, learn from each other, and help each other grow.
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Spiritual Intelligence represents our drive for meaning and connection with the infinite.
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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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We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
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The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.
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It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.
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Our greatest joy and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.
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How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
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The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
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To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
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