Stephen Covey Quotes

Stephen Covey Quotes

Stephen Covey, the visionary author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, revolutionized personal and professional development. His philosophy emphasized principle-centered leadership, empowering individuals to align their actions with timeless principles for sustainable success.

 Key Lessons from Stephen Covey:

  1. Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.
  2. Begin with the end in mind.
  3. The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged.
  4. I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching.
  5. We become what we repeatedly do.
  6. If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
  7. Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
  8. Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
  9. Live out of your imagination, not your history.
  10. Leadership is a choice, not a position.
  11. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
  12. The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.
  13. Every time you think the problem is 'out there,' that very thought is the problem.
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