Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) He was an American educator,
businessman, author, and keynoted speaker. His most popular book is The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People and He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of
Business at Utah State University.
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| Top 21 Quotes From Dr. Stephen R Covey |
Here are top 21
quotes from Dr. Stephen R.Covey as below:
1.
“I am not a product of my circumstances, I am
a product of my decisions.”
2.
“There are three constants in life – change,
choice and principles.”
3. “If we keep doing what
we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.”
4.
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most
essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational
principle that holds all relationships.”
5.
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your
schedule but to schedule your priorities.”
6.
“Most
of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is
important.”
7.
“Management is doing things right; leadership
is doing the right things.”
8.
“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power
anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.”
9.
“The only thing that endures over time is the
Law of the Farm. You must prepare the ground, plant the seed,
cultivate, and water it if you expect to reap the harvest.”
10. “A personal mission
statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.”
11. “To achieve goals
you’ve never achieved before you need to start doing things you’ve never done
before.”
12. “Live out of your
imagination, not your history.”
13. “Every human has four
endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative
imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. The power to choose, to
respond, to change.”
14. “I teach people how to
treat me by what I will allow.”
15. “Motivation is a fire
from within. If someone else trie to light that fire under you, chances are it
will burn very briefly.”
16. “You can change the
fruit without changing the root.”
17. “Our character is basically a composite of our
habits because they are consistent. Often unconscious patterns, they
constantly, daily, express our character.”
18. “What you do has
greater impact than what you say.”
19. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is
tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”
20. “If I really want to
improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control –
myself.”
21. “Once you have a clear
picture of your priorities that is values, goals, and high leverage
activities, organize your life around them.”
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