Quotes from Stephen Covey

Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

What is common sense isn't common practice.

I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching.

Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

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.

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.

Synergy is the highest activity of life; it creates new untapped alternatives; it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people.

Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.

In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.

Will we act upon life, or will we merely be acted upon?

A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of others.

Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.

Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.

Everyone must be proactive and do all they can to help themselves to stay employed.

A little over 5% of the world's population produces almost 29% of the world's goods and services.

You're not a product of your nature. That is your genetic makeup or your nurture, the things that have happened to you. Of course those things affect you powerfully, but they do not determine you.

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.

Spiritual Intelligence represents our drive for meaning and connection with the infinite.

If you don't have confidence in the diagnosis, you won't have confidence in the prescription.

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.