Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey If two people have the same opinion, one is unnecessary. ... I don't want to talk, to communicate, with someone who agrees with me; I want to communicate with you because you see it differently. I value that difference. Stephen Covey differences two people You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. Stephen Covey change meaningful life It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it. Stephen Covey feedback humility Humility is the mother of all virtues, courage the father, integrity the child and wisdom the grandchild. Stephen Covey mother father children The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important. Stephen Covey motivation important keys Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Stephen Covey sacrifice appreciate love-is Remember, technology is a great servant, but a terrible master. Stephen Covey technology masters remember Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. Stephen Covey accumulation contribution life-is What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust because we know their character. Whether they're eloquent or not, whether they have human-relations techniques or not, we trust them and work with them. Stephen Covey technique character people Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. Stephen Covey motivational-sports success inspirational Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them. Stephen Covey vision business leadership What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most? Stephen Covey priorities what-matters doe In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. Stephen Covey communication moving-forward character Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment. Stephen Covey leadership success commitment Above all, success in business requires two things: a winning competitive strategy, and superb organizational execution. Distrust is the enemy of both. I submit that while high trust won't necessarily rescue a poor strategy, low trust will almost always derail a good one. Stephen Covey winning two enemy By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many. Stephen Covey motivational integrity way People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently. Stephen Covey motivational people thinking A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of others. Stephen Covey meaningful life long The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things. Stephen Covey change responsibility life The power to distinguish between person and performance and to communicate intrinsic worth flows naturally out of our own sense of intrinsic worth. Stephen Covey communicate performances flow
