When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. Stephen Covey changemeaningfullife It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it. Stephen Covey feedbackhumility Humility is the mother of all virtues, courage the father, integrity the child and wisdom the grandchild. Stephen Covey motherfatherchildren 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 motivationimportantkeys 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 sacrificeappreciatelove-is Remember, technology is a great servant, but a terrible master. Stephen Covey technologymastersremember Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. Stephen Covey accumulationcontributionlife-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 techniquecharacterpeople 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-sportssuccessinspirational Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them. Stephen Covey visionbusinessleadership What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most? Stephen Covey prioritieswhat-mattersdoe In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. Stephen Covey communicationmoving-forwardcharacter Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment. Stephen Covey leadershipsuccesscommitment 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 winningtwoenemy By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many. Stephen Covey motivationalintegrityway 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 motivationalpeoplethinking 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 meaningfullifelong The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things. Stephen Covey changeresponsibilitylife 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 communicateperformancesflow Will we act upon life, or will we merely be acted upon? Stephen Covey
