613 Quotes by Stephen R. Covey

To maintain the P/PC Balance, the balance between the golden egg (production) and the health and welfare of the goose (production capability) is often a difficult judgment call. But I suggest it is the very essence of effectiveness.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them.

Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.

There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.

Borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. It builds weakness in the person forced to acquiesce, stunting the development of independent reasoning, growth, and internal discipline. And finally, it builds weakness in the relationship. Fear replaces cooperation, and both people involved become more arbitrary and defensive.

We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

Stand apart from your dreams. Look at them. Wrestle with them until you're convinced they're based on principles that will bring results. Then use your creative imagination to explore new applications, new ways of doing things that have the principle-based power to translate dreaming into doing.