Stephen R. Covey Zitate

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„Lebe, liebe, lache, hinterlasse ein Vermächtnis.“

„Die meisten Menschen hören nicht mit der Absicht zu verstehen; sie hören mit der Absicht zu antworten.“

„Kraft liegt in Verschiedenartigkeiten, nicht in Ähnlichkeiten.“

„Die meisten von uns verbringen zu viel Zeit mit dem, was dringend ist, und zu wenig Zeit mit dem, was wichtig ist.“

„Jeder von uns bewacht ein Tor der Veränderung, das nur von innen geöffnet werden kann.“

„Unsere ultimative Freiheit ist das Recht und die Macht zu entscheiden, wie sich jemand oder etwas außerhalb von uns auf uns auswirkt.“

„Wir können unsere Handlungen frei wählen, ... aber wir können die Konsequenzen dieser Handlungen nicht frei wählen.“

„Zu wissen und nicht zu tun ist wirklich nicht zu wissen.“

„Management ist die Effektivität des Aufstiegs auf die Erfolgsleiter; Die Führung bestimmt, ob die Leiter an der rechten Wand anliegt.“

„Selbstloser Dienst war schon immer eine der mächtigsten Einflussmethoden.“

„Wir sind für unser eigenes Leben verantwortlich.“

„Ich lehre den Leuten, wie man mich zu behandeln hat, basierend auf dem, was ich zulasse.“

„Management macht die Dinge richtig; Führung macht die richtigen Dinge.“

“Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.”

“Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

“To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.”

“But borrowing strength builds weakness.”

“We can't live without eating, but we don't live to eat.”

“Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make”

“Your attitude determines your altitude”

“The power to distinguish between person and performance and to communicate intrinsic worth flows naturally out of our own sense of intrinsic worth.”

“Until you live, learn how to live.”

“Often we are so busy with sawing that we forget to sharpen the saw..”

“Our capacity for production and enjoyment is a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.”

“Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.”

“In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.”

“Wisdom is synergy of mind and heart.”

“Our life is result of our choices.”

“Make your life work instead of making life full of work.”

“Live the law of love. We encourage obedience to the laws of life when we live the laws of love.”

“Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.”

“…when you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to produce throughout the day.”

“Instead of looking at fragments, try to see the whole picture.”

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

“We don't invent our missions, we detect them.”

“math>\textstyle\frac{3}{4} of world problems and bewilderment would be lost if we understood our opponents.”

“We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.”

“THE MOMENT OF CHOICE
A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“Because of the space between stimulus and response, people have the power of choice; therefore, leaders are neither born nor made — meaning environmentally trained and nurtured. They are self-made through chosen responses, and if they choose based on principles and develop increasingly greater discipline, their freedom to choose increases.”

“There will be real happiness, peace of mind and balance, when living by heart and right-mindedly.”

“Change happens at the speed of trust. (cf. The SPEED of Trust, 2008)”