Stephen Covey Quotes - Page 21

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• I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.

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  Hard Work, Opportunity, Missing

  Source: zenhabits.net

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• To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master.

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  Gratitude, Art, Grace

  Stephen R. Covey (2009). “Everyday Greatness: Inspiration for a Meaningful Life”, p.178, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Success is when you realize obstacles you face are challenges to help you become better - and your response equals the challenge.

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  Challenges, Faces, Helping

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• Executives need to understand the economic benefits of trust dividend, especially when the behavior is real, not artificially or superficially created as PR to manipulate trust.

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  Real, Needs, Benefits

  Source: www.christiansarkar.com

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• But borrowing strength builds weakness.

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  Weakness, Personal Development, 7 Habits

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.44, Mango Media Inc.

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• One thing about trust is that everyone's for it.

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  One Thing

  Source: www.christiansarkar.com

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• Peace of counscious is greater than peace of mind. Peace of mind is more externally oriented. Peace of consciousness is when you know you have been honest in all your business dealings.

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  Mind, Honest, Consciousness

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• Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!

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  Principles, Behavior, Consequence

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.49, Simon and Schuster

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• Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things.

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  Inspirational, Life, Mind

  Stephen R. Covey (2000). “Purpose: Focusing on What Matters Most”, Franklincovey

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• Sometimes poor behavior is simply bad execution of good intent.

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  Execution, Sometimes, Behavior

  Source: www.christiansarkar.com

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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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  Inspiring, Leadership, Eight

  Stephen R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill (2008). “The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

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• I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of them, and also the source of our conscience. I believe that to the degree people live by this inspired conscience, they will grow to fulfill their natures; to the degree that they do not, they will not rise above the animal plane.

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  Father, Believe, Animal

  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.450, Mango Media Inc.

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• Success in one role can't justify failure in another.

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  Balance, Roles, Justify

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (2015). “First Things First”, p.164, Mango Media Inc.

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• The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your own capabilities. And no one can do it for you. You must cultivate the habit of leadership effectiveness for yourself - and doing so will be the single best investment you will ever make.

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  Effectiveness, Important, Investment

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• Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you can work more quickly and effortlessly. To do this, we must be proactive. This is a Quadrant II (important, not urgent) activity that must be acted on. It's at the center of our Circle of Influence, so we must do it for ourselves.

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  Spiritual, Emotional, Practice

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• Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.

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  Children, Skills, Challenges

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• When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

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  Principles, Values

  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.46, Mango Media Inc.

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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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  Team, Winning, Self

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.243, Simon and Schuster

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• It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busy-ness of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it's leaning against the wrong wall. It is possible to be busy - very busy - without being very effective.

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  Wall, Hard Work, Climbing

  Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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• when you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to produce throughout the day.

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  Good Night, Sleep, Wake Up

  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.85, Mango Media Inc.

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• Balance isn't either/or; it's 'and'.

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  Balance, Either Or

  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.599, Mango Media Inc.

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• In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

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  Independent, Self Confidence, Decisions We Make

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

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• Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value most, not by the agendas and forces surrounding you.

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  Mean, Priorities, Important

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

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• What is common sense isn't common practice.

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  Practice, Common Sense, Common

  "Seven Paragraphs in Memory of a Highly Effective Person" by Arzu Kaya Uranli, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2013.

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• It comes from within.

  Stephen Covey

  Freedom, Empowerment

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.377, Mango Media Inc.

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