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
Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.
We can never really change someone; people must change themselves.
It's better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
Perhaps the most important vision of all is develop a sense of self, a sense of your own destiny, a sense of unique mission and role in life.
Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.
Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
You don't see the world as it is, you see it according to who you are.
We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.
People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
If you want to have a more pleasant,cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, emphatic, consistent, loving parent.
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.