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"When people seriously undertake to identify what really matters most to them in their lives, what they really want to be and do, they become very reverent. They start to think in larger terms than today and tomorrow."
"If you organize your family life to spend even ten or fifteen minutes a morning reading something that connects you with these timeless principles, its almost guaranteed that you will make better choices during the day--in the family, on the job, in every dimension of life. Your thoughts will be higher. Your interactions will be more satisfying. You will have a greater perspective. You will increase that space between what happens to you and your response to it. You will be more connected to what really matters most."
"When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection."
"The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character."
"In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day."
"The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves."
"If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself."
"People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something."
"To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent."
"The best way to develop courage is to set a goal and achieve it, make a promise and keep it."
"Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy."
"Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru."
"Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together."
"In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do."
"It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside."
"Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior."
"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."
"One thing's for sure. If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect different results."
"Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems."
"You can't have the fruits without the roots."