How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one
#StephenRCovey
Primary #greatness means character and contribution. Secondary greatness is prestige and wealth and position
#StephenRCovey
#Effective people are not problem minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems
#StephenRCovey
Almost every significant #breakthrough in the field of scientific endeavor is first a break with tradition, with old ways of thinking, with old paradigms
#StephenRCovey
#Happiness - in part, at least - is the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually
#StephenRCovey
Never use the word #promise unless you are totally prepared to pay whatever the price is to keep it
#StephenRCovey
Nothing destroys #trust faster than making and breaking a promise. Conversely, nothing builds trust more than keeping a promise
#StephenRCovey
#Effective people are not problem minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems
#StephenRCovey
Don't argue for other people's #weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it - immediately
#StephenRCovey
If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself
#StephenRCovey
The key is not to #prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities
#StephenRCovey
Never use the word #promise unless you are totally prepared to pay whatever the price is to keep it
#StephenRCovey
It's easy to say 'no' when there is a deeper 'yes' burning within
#StephenRCovey
Almost every significant #breakthrough in the field of scientific endeavor is first a break with tradition, with old ways of thinking, with old paradigms
#StephenRCovey
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities
#StephenRCovey