Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world. Stephen Covey passion unique keys Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling? Stephen Covey marriage feelings inspirational Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do). Stephen Covey skills inspiration desire The deepest hunger of [a child's] human heart is to be understood, for understanding implicitly affirms, validates, recognizes and appreciates the intrinsic worth of another. Stephen Covey appreciate heart children Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological. Stephen Covey perspective two people The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions Stephen Covey empowerment passion freedom Don't get buried in the thick of thin things. Stephen Covey buried thick teamwork Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. Stephen Covey boyfriend trust relationship The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic) rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the foundation necessary for effective interdependence. Stephen Covey change relationship life Link yourself to your potential, not to your past. Stephen Covey excellence success past Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Nothing is as fulfilling as a relationship of trust. Nothing is as inspiring as an offering of trust. Nothing is as profitable as the economics of trust. Nothing has more influence than a reputation of trust. Stephen Covey reputation influence offering The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living. Stephen Covey risk challenges inspirational Leadership is a choice, not a position Stephen Covey position choices We may find it convenient to live with the illusion that circumstances or other people are responsible for the quality of our lives, but the reality is that we are responsible-response-able-for our choices. Stephen Covey choices reality people An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps you determine where you are. It gives you important information on how to get there, and it tells you when you have arrived. It unifies your efforts and energy. It gives meaning and purpose to all you do. Stephen Covey effort goal giving Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in which a person continually takes the course of least resistance gradually wastes a life. It ensures that a person's capacities stay dormant, that talents remain undeveloped, that the mind and spirit become lethargic and that the heart remains unfulfilled. Stephen Covey vacation heart happiness It is possible to be busy-very busy-without being very effective. Stephen Covey ladder-of-success climbing-the-ladder busy The more involved you are, the more significant your learning will be. Stephen Covey involved significant learning In the end, life teaches us what is important, and that is family. Stephen Covey teach important ends Once you've found your own voice, the choice to expand your influence, to increase your contribution, is the choice to inspire others to find their voice. Stephen Covey voice choices inspire