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Stephen Covey Quotes - Page 6

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By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.

By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.

Motivational, Integrity, Way

Stephen M. R. Covey (2008). “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything”, p.185, Simon and Schuster

Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

Inspirational, Teamwork, Appreciation

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.69, Mango Media Inc.

Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.

Success, Effectiveness, Ladders

Communication is the most important single activity of man.

Communication, Men, Important

To know and not to do is not to know.

Knows

If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.

Attitude, Focus, Firsts

Internal victories precede external victories.

Victory, Internals

Develop all four intelligences. PQ (physical intelligence) which represents 70 trillion cells that fight disease and digest your breakfast. IQ (intellectual intelligence) EQ (emotional intelligence) the sensing and wisdom of the heart - - and SQ (spiritual intelligence) having to do with meaning, purpose and integrity around your selected value system and your believed source. When combined, they change the world for good.

Spiritual, Integrity, Heart

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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.

Integrity, Important, Loyal

Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.281, Simon and Schuster

Leaders are not born or made - they are self made

Self, Leader, Born

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

Inspirational, Love Life, Adversity

Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Nothing is as fulfilling as a relationship of trust. Nothing is as inspiring as an offering of trust. Nothing is as profitable as the economics of trust. Nothing has more influence than a reputation of trust.

Offering, Reputation, Influence

Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

Mind, Vision, Principles

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.377, Mango Media Inc.

Organize and execute around priorities.

Priorities, Put First Things First, Organize

Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.367, Simon and Schuster

Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

Positive, Positivity, Thinking

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.106, Mango Media Inc.

You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.

Two Ears And One Mouth, Use, Mouths

Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You've spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak. But what about listening?

Communication, Writing, Years

Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.336, Mango Media Inc.

"If I make deposits into an Emotional Bank Account with you through courtesy, kindness, honesty, and keeping my commitments to you, I build up a reserve. Your trust toward me becomes higher, and I can call upon that trust many times if I need to. I can even make mistakes and that trust level, that emotional reserve, will compensate for it. My communication may not be clear, but you'll get my meaning anyway. You won't make me "an offender for a word." When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective."

Life, Change, Honesty

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.230, Mango Media Inc.

Our greatest joy and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.

Relationship, Broken Heart, Pain

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.197, Simon and Schuster

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

Character, Challenges, Overcoming

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.

Leadership, Thinking, People

Stephen R. Covey (2006). “The 8th Habit Personal Workbook: Strategies to Take You from Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.227, Simon and Schuster

As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.

Thinking, People, Perspective

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.74, Mango Media Inc.

Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools.

Children, School, Identity

Common sense is not always common practice.

Practice, Common Sense, Common

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.405, Mango Media Inc.

All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind.

Bricks And Mortar, Order, Mind

Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.47, Simon and Schuster

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