Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend. Sean Covey More Quotes by Sean Covey More Quotes From Sean Covey A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor. Sean Covey fruit-salad flavor respect Listening can heal wounds. Sean Covey heal listening inspirational It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do. Sean Covey parent mistake children Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on. Sean Covey mistake motivational moving The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a lot of it is good, but a lot of it's not. And so I think you've got that five hours a day of media coming into your kid's head that's creating a lot of havoc out there. Sean Covey media kids thinking Now think deeply. What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside? Sean Covey past years thinking My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life. Sean Covey dad struggle school If you're planning on dropping out of high school, prepare yourself for the future by repeating aloud each day: 'I'm looking forward to low-paying jobs for the rest of my life.' Sean Covey dropping-out jobs school The following is a list of statements made many years ago by experts in their fields. At the time they were said they sounded intelligent. With the passing of time, they sound idiotic. Sean Covey intelligent sound years All the events of your past have formed a lens, or paradigm, through which you see the world. And since no one's past is exactly like anyone else's, no two people see alike. Sean Covey respect two past My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank. Sean Covey doctors dad ends You can usually tell when a couple becomes centered on each other because they are forever breaking up and getting back together. Sean Covey getting-back-together couple forever Small changes can make huge destination differences. Sean Covey small-changes destination differences One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents. Sean Covey parent giving children You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased. Sean Covey faces baby water These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life. Sean Covey real trying giving My focus has kind of been on teenagers, you know, and I think we've got a huge crisis right now in America, among our teens. Sean Covey teenager america thinking I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication. Sean Covey communication children thinking Paradigms are like glasses. When you have incomplete paradigms about yourself or life in general, it's like wearing glasses with the wrong prescription. That lens affects how you see everything else. Sean Covey yourself you glasses life You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. It's called free agency or free will, and it's your birthright. Sean Covey choose free you life
