Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Stephen Richards Coveywas an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth24 October 1932
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.
Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.
I can change. I can live out of my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past
To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which "life" is made.
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities
Success is when you realize obstacles you face are challenges to help you become better - and your response equals the challenge.
Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity.
A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.
Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.
If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.
we're responsible for our own lives.
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.