More Quotes by Stephen Covey
Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech . What we say may be less important than how we say it.
To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.
You don't see the world as it is, you see it according to who you are.
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.
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.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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.
There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.
We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
