Over his lifetime, Dr. Stephen Covey inspired millions with the power of universal principles. As he traveled the globe many times over, his message was a simple one: for true success and meaning in life, we must be principle-centered in all areas of life. A teacher at heart, he often taught: “there are three constants in life: change, choice and principles.”
Below are 21 powerful ideas by Dr. Stephen Covey that will help you having an awesome day.
1. The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don’t is literally the difference between night and day. – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, page 76
2″…when we exercise, rest, and eat properly, we retain our mental focus and toughness, as well as our thirst for learning.” -The 8th Habit, p. 337
3. We can only free ourselves to work on first things first as we let go of other things and focus our time and effort on the most important. Begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
4. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness and context. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
5. Third Alternative solutions-whether they be in substance, in spirit, or simply in achieving mutual respect and understanding without any agreement at all-are illustrations of transformation. That is, people have been changed, they have become more open in their hearts and minds, they have learned and listened, they see things in new, fresh ways-they have been transformed.” Reactive language becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
6. Through imagination, we can visualize the uncreated worlds of potential that lie -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
7. . To say “yes” to important priorities, you have to learn to say “no” to other activities, sometimes apparently urgent things. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
8. Begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
9. In relationships, the little things are the big things. “It is essential to know yourself before you decide what work you want to do.” -The 8th Habit, pg.76
10. Becoming principle-centered is not always easy, but it does create quality-of-life Trustworthiness is more than integrity; it also connotes competence. -Principle-Centered Leadership, pg. 17
11. Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things . . . I am tempted to think . . . there are no little things. Although influenced by, you are not a product of nature and nurture. You are a product of your choices.
-The 8th Habit, pg. 268
12. “When you have a team of people that builds on each individual’s strengths and organizes to make individual weaknesses irrelevant, you have true power in an -The 8th Habit, pg. 127
13. Becoming principle-centered is not always easy, but it does create quality-of-life. We are not our feelings. We are not our moods. We are not even our thoughts. We are a product of our commitments. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
14. It is essential to know yourself before you decide what work you want to do. -The 8th Habit, pg. 76
15. Proactive behavior is a product of conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of conditions or feelings. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
16. Voice is unique personal significance-significance that is revealed as we face out greatest challenges and which makes us equal to them. If we want to change a situation, we first have to change ourselves. And to change ourselves effectively, we first have to change our perceptions. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
17. Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded. “Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.” -From: First Things First, p.32
18. Passion is the fire, enthusiasm and courage that an individual feels when she is doing something she loves while accomplishing worthy ends, something that satisfies her deepest needs. -The 8th Habit Page 253-254
19. The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.” -The 8th Habit, pg. 76
20. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
21. We are the instruments of our own performance, and to be effective, we need to recognize the importance of taking time to regularly “sharpen the saw” in the body, heart, mind and spirit. -Dr. Stephen R. Covey
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