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Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.

Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.

Stephen Covey
Self, People, Purpose
Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.106, Simon and Schuster

We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.

Stephen Covey
Reflection, Purpose, Way
Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.226, Mango Media Inc.

An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into it are also in us, in the way we live our lives day by day.

Stephen Covey
Empowering, Purpose, Way
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.248, Simon and Schuster

It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.

Stephen Covey
Thinking, Purpose, Want
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.68, Mango Media Inc.

A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.

Stephen Covey
Dna, Decisions We Make, Purpose
Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.180, Simon and Schuster

I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.

Stephen Covey
Book, People, Purpose
Source: zenhabits.net

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