Stephen Covey Quotes, Thoughts and images

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

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

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.

You can't change the fruit without changing the root.

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

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.

Beginners are many; finishers are few.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

It's better to be trusted than to be liked.

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.

Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.

Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

Begin with the end in mind.

What you do has a far greater impact than what you say.

Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.

Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.

We see the world, not as it is, but as we are or, as we are conditioned to see it.

Leadership is a choice, not a position

Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.

Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.