To live; to love; to learn; and to leave a legacy. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to...rather than detracts from...our lives. Stephen Covey winningmeanbelieve Organize and execute around priorities. Stephen Covey put-first-things-firstprioritiesorganize You have to water the flowers you want to grow. Stephen Covey flowerwantwater The universal elements are integrity, vision, discipline, passion, governed by conscience. Conscience has been educated through studying and pondering the universal, timeless principles of all six major world religions. Stephen Covey world-religionspassionintegrity Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives. Stephen Covey familyfatherchildren Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way. Stephen Covey visionprinciplesmind People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to do whatever is necessary to get the job done. Stephen Covey donejobspeople Internal victories precede external victories. Stephen Covey internalsvictory Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it / immediately. Stephen Covey weaknessmistakepeople Principles don't die. They aren't here one day and gone the next. They can't be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles are deep, fundamental truths, classic truths. Stephen Covey one-dayfireearthquakes When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong. Stephen Covey doubtgivingpeople The only person I know, is the person I want to be Stephen Covey personal-developmentpersonswant We can never really change someone; people must change themselves. Stephen Covey changepeople Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation? Stephen Covey stresslooksway As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves. Stephen Covey perspectivepeoplethinking The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds. Stephen Covey unbelievableencouragementodds If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy. Stephen Covey trustworthytrustedwant To know and not to do is not to know. Stephen Covey knows If you don't have confidence in the diagnosis, you won't have confidence in the prescription. Stephen Covey diagnosishave-confidencelife The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity. Stephen Covey essenceintegritycommitment
