To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.

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The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.

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Be a light, not a judge, be a model not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing and cynicism, all which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive.

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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

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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.

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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

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

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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

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You don't see the world as it is, you see it according to who you are.

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