Stephen Covey Quotes

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.

The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems.

We become what we repeatedly do.

You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.

When one side benefits more than the other, that’s a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Light is the greatest disinfectant in nature and also in organizations.

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

Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

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

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves – who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.

Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.