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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

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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Effective people are not problem-minded they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
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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.
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Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
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Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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If you don't choose to do it in leadership time up front, you do it in crisis management time down the road.
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Interdependency follows independence.
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The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth.
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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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We all go through stages. Concerns about appearances, making good impressions, being popular, comparing yourself to others, having unbridled ambition, wanting to make money, striving to be recognized and noticed and trying to establish yourself, all fade as your responsibilities and character grow.
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It is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.
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It is extremely ironic that the more we care about what people think about us the less we care about people, and the less we care about what people think about us the more we begin to care for others
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To judge someone before understanding that person is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. It intensifies personal insecurities, necessitating more judgment (prejudice) and less understanding. The processes continue in this vicious cycle.
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But borrowing strength builds weakness.
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The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.
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When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.
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Do what is important, not what is urgent.
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Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.
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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.
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A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of others.
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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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