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Effective people are not problem-minded they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

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
People
Minded
Feed
Effective
Opportunities
Problems
Success
Opportunity
Problem
Starve

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