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Stephen Covey


American
October 24, 1932
Businessman
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Begin with the end in mind.


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Leadership is a choice, not a position.


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Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.


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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.


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We see the world not as it is, but as we are.


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Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.


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What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.


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Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.


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When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.


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Everyone must be proactive and do all they can to help themselves to stay employed.


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Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.


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The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.


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I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine.


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Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.


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Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.
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There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
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If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
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If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.
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An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.
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We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.
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A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.
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When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.
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My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'
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Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.
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For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution.
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