Stephen Covey Quotes about Happiness

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Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in which a person continually takes the course of least resistance gradually wastes

Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in which a person continually takes the course of least resistance gradually wastes a life. It ensures that a person's capacities stay dormant, that talents remain undeveloped, that the mind and spirit become lethargic and that the heart remains unfulfilled.

Stephen Covey

Happiness, Heart, Vacation

Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.

Stephen Covey

Happiness, Happy, Sacrifice

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.55, Mango Media Inc.

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.

Stephen Covey

Happiness, Self Esteem, Feel Better

Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.

Stephen Covey

Happiness, Pursuit Of Happiness, Planning

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.469, Mango Media Inc.

Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are - or as we are conditioned to see it.

Stephen Covey

Happiness, Honesty, Thinking

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.25, Mango Media Inc.