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The more people train their counsciousness, the more sensitivie they are to it. It's like you had your own voice coming to you.

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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We think we see the world as it is, when in fact we see the world as we are.
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Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around.
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Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects. If you want to live a long life, you need eustress, that is, a deep sense of meaning and of contribution to worthy projects and causes, particularly, your intergenerational family.
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Only 20 percent of employees working in large organizations surveyed feel their strengths are in play every day. Thus, eight our of ten employees surveyed feel somewhat miscast in their role.
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Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality.
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As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently.
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It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it.
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The ability to manage well doesn't make much difference if you're not even in the right jungle.
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My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.
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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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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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Patience is emotional diligence.
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Humility is the mother of all virtues, courage the father, integrity the child and wisdom the grandchild.
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We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.
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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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Don't cheat people of their growth. Empower them to solve problems and generate ideas. Watch them grow!
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The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth.
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Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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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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