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Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.

Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.

Stephen Covey
Opportunity, Self, Views

See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.

Stephen Covey
Exercise, Opportunity, Creative

To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which "life" is made.

Stephen Covey
Opportunity, Would Be, Unexpected
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.570, Mango Media Inc.

Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

Stephen Covey
Success, Opportunity, People
Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.187, Mango Media Inc.

When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to then speak openly and to be understood come much more naturally and easily.

Stephen Covey
Communication, Opportunity, Speak
Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.153, Simon and Schuster

I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.

Stephen Covey
Hard Work, Opportunity, Missing
Source: zenhabits.net

'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich relationships, to meet human needs, and to enjoy spontaneous moments on a daily basis.

Stephen Covey
Opportunity, Expectations, Focus
Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.184, Mango Media Inc.

When your happiness comes primarily from the happiness of others, you know you have moved from a 'me' experience to a 'we' experience. And the whole problem-solving and opportunity-seizing process changes.

Stephen Covey
Opportunity, Problem, Process

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