More Quotes by Stephen Covey
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
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.
We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.