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9da26f0 But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise." -- misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt Stephen R. Covey
cec224e Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. Stephen R. Covey
dcf9753 Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be. expectations proactivity self-development Stephen R. Covey
bd00ad6 Start with the end in mind. Stephen R. Covey
e79d72e To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions. perception Stephen R. Covey
48309ff We see the world, not as it is, but as we are--or, as we are conditioned to see it. perceptions Stephen R. Covey
471acbe Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological. Stephen R. Covey
b33ff98 When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective. trust Stephen R. Covey
baa6ea4 It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. Stephen R. Covey
fd4dc74 My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?" "The feeling isn't there anymore?" I asked. "That's right," he reaffirmed. "And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?" "love her," I replied. "I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore." "Love her." "You don't understand. the feeling of love .. proactive relationships Stephen R. Covey
ea91a51 We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions. Stephen R. Covey
6b7a0ca to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know. doing learning Stephen R. Covey
f6806a8 Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice. happiness Stephen R. Covey
a0541e3 Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do). habit knowledge skill Stephen R. Covey
94aecd7 At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself. Stephen R. Covey
ae20607 Love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Stephen R. Covey
046cad0 The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. self-mastery Stephen R. Covey
c7228cb Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important Stephen R. Covey
6a1a56b Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. Stephen R. Covey
4c3440c Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. Stephen R. Covey
eb20966 As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves. Stephen R. Covey
e7dfa51 Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. education ignorance Stephen R. Covey
1e098e7 People simply feel better about themselves when they're good at something. self-esteem Stephen R. Covey
b7120e2 There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature. mind reading Stephen R. Covey
b7e7cd6 How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most. Stephen R. Covey
8f38150 People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. principles Stephen R. Covey
a9a0e24 How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one. Stephen R. Covey
dec8da3 It comes from within. Stephen R. Covey
bd63598 If you want to have a more pleasant,cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, emphatic, consistent, loving parent. teenager Stephen R. Covey
b0de502 Begin each day with the blueprint of my deepest values FIRMLY in mind then when challenges come, make decisions BASED on those values. Stephen R. Covey
c12546f When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection. Stephen R. Covey
c09d998 To maintain the P/PC Balance, the balance between the golden egg (production) and the health and welfare of the goose (production capability) is often a difficult judgment call. But I suggest it is the very essence of effectiveness. effectiveness Stephen R. Covey
5b6686d The only person I know, is the person I want to be Stephen R. Covey
70e4d36 We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world. perception reality Stephen R. Covey
7ec3842 My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings. Stephen R. Covey
f91051b people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well. relationships Stephen R. Covey
b198ca5 Where we stand depends on where we sit." Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are--or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms. When other people disagree with us, we immediately think something is wrong with them." psychology Stephen R. Covey
9fc614c The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there--shared vision and values. value vision Stephen R. Covey
6284670 We are not our feelings. We are not our moods. We are not even our thoughts. The very fact that we can think about these things separates us from them and from the animal world. Self-awareness enables us to stand apart and examine even the way we "see" ourselves--our self-paradigm, the most fundamental paradigm of effectiveness. It affects not only our attitudes and behaviors, but also how we see other people." Stephen R. Covey
731eb8c Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel. Stephen R. Covey
ccd49b3 We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you. individualism success Stephen R. Covey
bcd882c Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. Stephen R. Covey
3dd2f8b Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Stephen R. Covey
45dae00 people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren't getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might. Stephen R. Covey
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