More Quotes by Stephen Covey
When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of parent-child interaction. Parents become more willing, even excited, about deeply understanding and helping their children. . . . This paradigm is powerful in business as well.
To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.
Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech . What we say may be less important than how we say it.
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
Look at the word responsibility-"response-ability"-the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
