Stephen Covey Quotes About Purpose

Quotes about: Purpose

• You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Change, Meaningful

• The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Basketball, Perseverance

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

• In effective personal leadership, visualization and affirmation techniques emerge naturally out of a foundation of well thought through purposes and principles that become the center of a person's life.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Technique, Foundation

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.163, Mango Media Inc.

• Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will lose our self-awareness and become like groveling animals who live primarily for survival and propagation. People who exist on that level aren't living; they are "being lived".

  Stephen Covey

  Lying, Unique, Animal

  "The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader".

• The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

  Stephen Covey

  Spiritual, Legacy, Needs

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

• An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into it are also in us, in the way we live our lives day by day.

  Stephen Covey

  Empowering, Purpose, Way

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.248, Simon and Schuster

• Develop all four intelligences. PQ (physical intelligence) which represents 70 trillion cells that fight disease and digest your breakfast. IQ (intellectual intelligence) EQ (emotional intelligence) the sensing and wisdom of the heart - - and SQ (spiritual intelligence) having to do with meaning, purpose and integrity around your selected value system and your believed source. When combined, they change the world for good.

  Stephen Covey

  Spiritual, Integrity, Heart

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.' The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

  Stephen Covey

  Spiritual, Essence, Legacy

• An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps you determine where you are. It gives you important information on how to get there, and it tells you when you have arrived. It unifies your efforts and energy. It gives meaning and purpose to all you do.

  Stephen Covey

  Giving, Goal, Effort

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.159, Simon and Schuster

• The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.

  Stephen Covey

  Mean, Firsts, Principles

• A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.

  Stephen Covey

  Dna, Decisions We Make, Purpose

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.180, Simon and Schuster

• Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.

  Stephen Covey

  Creating, Empowering, Important

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.250, Simon and Schuster

• Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.

  Stephen Covey

  Self, People, Purpose

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.106, Simon and Schuster

• It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.

  Stephen Covey

  Thinking, Purpose, Want

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.68, Mango Media Inc.

• We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.

  Stephen Covey

  Reflection, Purpose, Way

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.226, Mango Media Inc.

• I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's own soul." (David O. McKay).

  Stephen Covey

  Soul, Battle, Principles

  Source: zenhabits.net

• I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.

  Stephen Covey

  Winning, Mind, Victory

  Source: zenhabits.net

• I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.

  Stephen Covey

  Book, People, Purpose

  Source: zenhabits.net

• 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.

  Stephen Covey

  Effectiveness, Perspective, Empowerment

• The highest challenge inside organizations is to enable each person to contribute his or her unique talents and passion to accomplish the organization's purpose.

  Stephen Covey

  Passion, Unique, Organization

• The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world.

  Stephen Covey

  Passion, Unique, Keys

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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