Stephen Covey Quotes

American - Businessman October 24, 1932 - July 16, 2012

Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey

Change, Freedom, Power, Creative, Self

Leadership is a choice, not a position. - Stephen Covey

Leadership is a choice, not a position. Stephen Covey

Leadership, Choice, Position

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. - Stephen Covey

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

Priorities, Key, Schedule, Prioritize

Listen with your eyes for feelings. - Stephen Covey

Listen with your eyes for feelings. Stephen Covey

Eyes, Feelings, Listen, Your

Accountability breeds response-ability. - Stephen Covey

Accountability breeds response-ability. Stephen Covey

Accountability, Breeds

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. - Stephen Covey

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. Stephen Covey

Strength, Differences, Similarities

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply. - Stephen Covey

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply. Stephen Covey

Listen, Understand, Reply, Intent

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. - Stephen Covey

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. Stephen Covey

Life, Change, Choice, Three, Principles

The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too. Stephen Covey

Culture, People, You, Cheating, Feel

When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems. Stephen Covey

Positive, Creative, Empathy, Energy, You

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Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. Stephen Covey

Adversity, Character, Challenges, Just

Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. Stephen Covey

Goals, You, Plan, Pure, Achieve, Fantasy

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey

Leadership, Success, Management, Ladder

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things. Stephen Covey

Life, Responsibility, Key, Important

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

Life, Communication, Trust, Principle

Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge. Stephen Covey

Great, Challenge, Ideas, Meet, Synergy

Live out of your imagination, not your history. Stephen Covey

History, Imagination, Live, Out, Your

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Stephen Covey

Leadership, Discipline, Management, Out

Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way. Stephen Covey

Better, Way, Synergy, Our, Your, Than

The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged. Stephen Covey

Spirit, Desire, Human Spirit, Deepest

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. Stephen Covey

Mistake, Learn, Proactive, Acknowledge

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. Stephen Covey

Life, Work, Attitude, You, Small, Want

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. - Stephen Covey

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. Stephen Covey

Inspire, Voice, Find, Others, Your

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Stephen Covey

Understand, First, Understood, Seek

People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses. Stephen Covey

Work, Boss, People, Grow, Strengths

In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education. Stephen Covey

Education, Good, School, Grades, Need

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