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Distinguish between the person and the behavior or performance.

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
Behavior
Persons
Person
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Performance
Performances

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In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results. And better results help us increase our credibility and self-confidence, which leads to more positive self-expectancy, and more winning - and the upward cycle continues. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Where there's no gardener, there's no garden.
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Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.
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If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth.
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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values therefore, value principles!
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The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.
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Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
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But borrowing strength builds weakness.
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The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game.
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When your happiness comes primarily from the happiness of others, you know you have moved from a 'me' experience to a 'we' experience. And the whole problem-solving and opportunity-seizing process changes.
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We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
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We don't invent our missions, we detect them.
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