613 Quotes by Stephen R. Covey

It’s sometimes a painful process. It’s a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.

Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

Most learning is social, or what I call the cultural DNA. Everyone knows that word of mouth advertising is the best advertising. That’s social learning.

Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don’t see – their potential.

To judge individuals before understanding them is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself.

Strategy is important, but trust is the hidden variable. On paper you can have clarity around your objectives, but in a low-trust environment, your strategy won’t be executed.

The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.

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

Trust is a competency. It’s something you can get good at. It’s a strength you personally, and your team and your company can master. Being good at it will elevate every other strength you have.