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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
Responsible
Lives

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If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
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Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II...Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management.
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You always reap what you sow there is no shortcut.
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Be proactive. Ask yourself, Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?
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Strategy is important, but trust is the hidden variable. On paper you can have clarity around your objectives, but in a low-trust environment, your strategy won't be executed.
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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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I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.
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In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.
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Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.
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Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.
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Synergy is the highest activity of life it creates new untapped alternatives it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people.
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Be governed by your internal compass, not by some clock on the wall.
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To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which life is made.
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Network marketing has come of age. It's undeniable that it has become a way to entrepreneurship and independence for millions of people
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I try to exercise regularly every day, if I can. It renews you and it gives you more balance in your life. This is a key leverage point.
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The great apparent dichotomy is that the more we give, the more we get.
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Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!
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In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances to shape our lives by default.
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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values therefore, value principles!
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Sometimes poor behavior is simply bad execution of good intent.
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