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Happen to things, don't let things happen to you

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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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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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There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.
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Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).
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The way we see the problem is the problem.
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The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.
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I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.
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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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The power of transcendent vision is greater than the power of the scripting deep inside the human personality and it subordinates it [the scripting], submerges it, until the whole personality is reorganized in the accomplishment of that vision.
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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 ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
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Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.
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Every person in the organization must change inside their hearts and minds, so that they themselves become principle centred.
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Don't prioritize your schedule, schedule those priorities.
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