Stephen Covey Quotes

Biography: Stephen Covey is known for his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective ... more Biography: Stephen Covey is known for his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." A renowned author, speaker, and educator, Covey was born on October 24, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He earned an MBA from Harvard and a Doctor of Religious Education from Brigham Young University, significantly impacting personal development and leadership. less

"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.""You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically—to say no to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger yes burning inside.""There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.""Accountability breeds response-ability.""Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy.""The way we see the problem is the problem.""Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.""We see the world, not as it is, but as we are or as we are conditioned to see it.""Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.""To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions. ""Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. ""Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. ""I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.""Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.""Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.""Live out of your imagination, not your history.""Sharpen the saw.""Put first things first.""Begin with the end in mind.""Seek first to understand, then to be understood."

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