Principles are the territory. Values are maps. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family. Stephen Covey roleschildrenschool It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field. Stephen Covey businesssuccessbook If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results. Stephen Covey resultschangechildren The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view. Stephen Covey responsibilityviewsreality It comes from within. Stephen Covey empowermentfreedom Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel. Stephen Covey churchprinciplesmean By centering our lives on timeless, unchanging principles, we create a fundamental paradigm of effective living. It is the center that puts all other centers in perspective. Stephen Covey perspectiveprinciplesfundamentals Trust is the glue that holds everything together. Stephen Covey gluetogether Trust is the glue in relationships and organizations Stephen Covey organizationleadershipinspirational Character grows in the soil of experience with the fertilization of example, the moisture of ambition, and the sunshine of satisfaction. Character cannot be purchased, bargained for, inherited, rented or imported from afar. It must be home-grown. Purely intellectual development without commensurate internal character development makes as much sense as putting a high-powered sports car in the hands of a teenager who is high on drugs. Yet all too often in the academic world, that's exactly what we do by not focusing on the character development of young people. Stephen Covey teenagerhomesports If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire to organize around those priorities; or (3) the lack of discipline to execute around them? ... Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe that is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds. They haven't really internalized Habit 2 [Begin with the end in mind]. Stephen Covey heartinspirationalbelieve We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow. Stephen Covey making-a-differenceimpactdifferences Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of the soil so that both plants will grow better than if they were separated. If you put two pieces of wood together, they will hold much more than the total weight held by each separately. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more. Stephen Covey qualityrootstwo The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through warmth. Stephen Covey flamesfirepeople Your systems are perfectly designed to get the results that you are getting. Stephen Covey results I'm convinced that we can write and live our own scripts more than most people will acknowledge. I also know the price that must be paid. It's a real struggle to do it. It requires visualization and affirmation. It involves living a life of integrity, starting with making and keeping promises, until the whole human personality the senses, the thinking, the feeling, and the intuition are ultimately integrated and harmonized. Stephen Covey realstruggleintegrity Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?" Stephen Covey selfactionfeelings The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities Stephen Covey volleyballessencethinking I think that [respect for people] is of profound importance because it means you are caring and you trust them to do the right thing. Stephen Covey caringmeanthinking Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success Stephen Covey climbing-uptop-managementleadership
