7 Habits Quotes

• Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Change, Leadership

  "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, (p. 101), 1989.

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  I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “An Effective Life: Inspirational Philosophy from Dr. Covey’s Life”, p.88, FranklinCovey Co.

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• Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

  Stephen Covey

  Positive, Positivity, Thinking

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.106, Mango Media Inc.

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• I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Cancer, Loving Life

  "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Book by Steven Covey, 1989.

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• We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspiration, Our Actions, Management

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• Paradigms are powerful because they create the lens through which we see the world.

  Stephen Covey

  Powerful, Lenses, World

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.31, Mango Media Inc.

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• The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

  Stephen Covey

  Impulse Control, Essence, Self Control

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.83, Mango Media Inc.

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• Live out of your imagination, not your history.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Motivational, Courage

  Stephen R. Covey (1999). “Choice: Choosing the Proactive Life You Want to Live”, Franklincovey

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  Begin with the end in mind.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Success, Determination

  Stephen R. Covey (2000). “Vision: Defining Your Destiny in Life”, Franklincovey

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• Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

  Stephen Covey

  Problem, Solutions, Problem Solving

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.109, Mango Media Inc.

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• If you want to have a more pleasant, cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, empathic, consistent, loving parent. If you want to have more freedom, more latitude in your job, be a more responsible, a more helpful, a more contributing employee.

  Stephen Covey

  Teenager, Parent, Understanding

  "Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People".

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• I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that says that self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude-that you can psych yourself into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

  Stephen Covey

  Attitude, Integrity, Self Esteem

  Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.298, Simon and Schuster

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• Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Change, Emotional Appeal

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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• Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her.

  Stephen Covey

  Sacrifice, Love Is, Appreciate

  "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change". Book by Stephen Covey, 1989.

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• Treat them all the same by treating them differently.

  Stephen Covey

  Treats, Interpersonal Skills

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.235, Mango Media Inc.

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• We can't live without eating, but we don't live to eat.

  Stephen Covey

  I Believe, Eating

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, p.388, Mango Media Inc.

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• Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.

  Stephen Covey

  Effectiveness, People, Efficiency

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.276, Simon and Schuster

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• Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, Character, Light

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.109, Mango Media Inc.

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• Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

  Stephen Covey

  Freedom, Decision, Empowerment

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.82, Mango Media Inc.

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• When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

  Stephen Covey

  Trust, Communication, Easy

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

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• As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.

  Stephen Covey

  Thinking, People, Perspective

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.74, Mango Media Inc.

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• Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Leadership

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.120, Mango Media Inc.

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• Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make

  Stephen Covey

  Inspiration, Independent, People

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.59, Mango Media Inc.

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• Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb.

  Stephen Covey

  Love, Feelings, Fruit

  Stephen R. Covey (2008). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook”, p.87, Simon and Schuster

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• Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Appreciation

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.69, Mango Media Inc.

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