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Writing Is Another Powerful Way To Sharpen The Mental Saw. Keeping A Journal Of Our Thoughts, Experiences, Insights, And Learnings Promotes Mental Clarity, Exactness, And Context.

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Writing Is Another Powerful

Stephen Covey

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Writing Is Another Powerful Way To Sharpen The Mental Saw. Keeping A Journal Of Our Thoughts, Experiences, Insights, And Learnings Promotes Mental Clarity, Exactness, And Context.

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Effective People Do Two Things: They Strive To Do Excellent Work, And They Prioritize.

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Where There's No Gardener, There's No Garden.

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Whether You're On A Sports Team, In An Office Or A Member Of A Family, If You Can't Trust One Another There's Going To Be Trouble.

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Our Struggle To Put First Things First Can Be Characterized By The Contrast Between Two Powerful Tools That Direct Us: The Clock And The Compass. The Clock Represents Our Commitments, Appointments, Schedules, Goals, Activities - What We Do With, And How We Manage Our Time. The Compass Represents Our Vision, Values, Principles, Mission, Conscience, Direction - What We Feel Is Important And How We Lead Our Lives. In An Effort To Close The Gap Between The Clock And The Compass In Our Lives, Many Of Us Turn To The Field Of "time Management."

When You Study The Lives Of All Great Achievers-those Who Have Had The Greatest Influence On Others, Those Who Have Made Things Happen-you Will Find A Pattern. Through Their Persistent Efforts And Inner Struggle, They Have Greatly Expanded Their Four Native Human Intelligences Or Capacities. The Highest Manifestations Of These Four Intelligences Are: For Mental, Vision; For The Physical, Discipline; For The Emotional, Passion; For The Spiritual, Conscience. These Manifestations Also Represent Our Highest Means Of Expressing Our Voice.

It's Like The More You Know The More You Know You Don't Know.

Empathy Takes Time, And Efficiency Is For Things, Not People.

Before A Performance, A Sales Presentation, A Difficult Confrontation, Or The Daily Challenge Of Meeting A Goal, See It Clearly, Vividly, Relentlessly, Over And Over Again. Create An Internal "comfort Zone". Then, When You Get Into The Situation, It Isn't Foreign. It Doesn't Scare You.

As Long As You Think The Problem Is Out There, That Very Thought Is The Problem

Positive Thinking

I Know It Is Possible Not Only To Restore Trust But To Actually Enhance It. The Difficult Things That We Got Through With The Important People In Our Lives Can Become Fertile Ground For The Growth Of Enduring Trust - Trust That Is Actually Stronger Because It's Been Tested And Proved Through Challenge.

What We Are Communicates Far More Eloquently Than Anything We Say Or Do. There Are People We Trust Because We Know Their Character. Whether They're Eloquent Or Not, Whether They Have Human-relations Techniques Or Not, We Trust Them And Work With Them.

Management Is Efficiency In Climbing The Ladder Of Success

To Me, The Essence Of Keeping The Soul Nourished Is Obedience To One's Conscience. I Don't Think That The Soul Can Be Nourished Unless People Have A Strong Sense Of Conscience That They Have Educated And Developed And Soaked In The Universal And Timeless Principles Of Integrity And Service. This Way, The Individual's Soul Becomes Part Of The Universal Soul Of Service, Contribution, And Making A Difference.

Efficient Management Without Effective Leadership Is, As One Individual Phrased, It, "like Straightening Deck Chairs On The Titanic".

If You Can Hire People Whose Passion Intersects With The Job, They Won't Require Any Supervision At All. They Will Manage Themselves Better Than Anyone Could Ever Manage Them. Their Fire Comes From Within, Not From Without. Their Motivation Is Internal, Not External.

Valuing Differences Is What Really Drives Synergy. Do You Truly Value The Mental, Emotional, And Psychological Differences Among People? Or Do You Wish Everyone Would Just Agree With You So You Could All Get Along? Many People Mistake Uniformity For Unity; Sameness For Oneness. One Word--boring! Differences Should Be Seen As Strengths, Not Weaknesses. They Add Zest To Life.

You Can't Have The Fruits Without The Roots. It's The Principle Of Sequencing: Private Victories Proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery And Self-discipline Are The Foundation Of Good Relationships With Others.

If You Want To Achieve Your Highest Aspirations And Overcome Your Greatest Challenges, Identify And Apply The Principle Or Natural Law That Governs The Results You Seek. How We Apply A Principle Will Vary Greatly And Will Be Determined By Our Unique Strengths, Talents, And Creativity, But, Ultimately, Success In Any Endeavor Is Always Derived From Acting In Harmony With The Principles To Which The Success Is Tied.

Above All, Success In Business Requires Two Things: A Winning Competitive Strategy, And Superb Organizational Execution. Distrust Is The Enemy Of Both. I Submit That While High Trust Won't Necessarily Rescue A Poor Strategy, Low Trust Will Almost Always Derail A Good One.

It's Incredibly Easy To Get Caught Up In An Activity Trap, In The Busy-ness Of Life, To Work Harder And Harder At Climbing The Ladder Of Success Only To Discover It's Leaning Against The Wrong Wall. It Is Possible To Be Busy - Very Busy - Without Being Very Effective.

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Happen To Things, Don't Let Things Happen To You

Courage Isn't Absenct Of Fear, It Is The Awareness That Something Else Is Important

Whether We Are Aware Of It Or Not, Whether We Are In Control Of It Or Not, There Is A First Creation To Every Part Of Our Lives. We Are Either The Second Creation Of Our Own Proactive Design, Or We Are The Second Creation Of Other People's Agendas, Of Circumstances, Or Of Past Habits.

The Greatest And Most Inspiring Mountain Climbing Achievements In History Are Not So Much Stories Of Individual Achievement, But Are Stories Of The Extraordinary Power Of A Unified, Talented, Prepared Team That Stays Loyally Committed To One Another And To Their Shared Vision To The End.

When The Trust Account Is High, Communication Is Easy, Instant, And Effective.

Balance Isn't Either/or; It's 'and'.

How Does Humility Manifest Itself In Leadership And In Life? A Humble Person Is More Concerned About What Is Right Than About Being Right, About Acting On Good Ideas Than Having The Ideas, About Embracing New Truth Than Defending Outdated Position, About Building The Team Than Exalting Self, About Recognizing Contribution Than Being Recognized For Making It.

Every Human Has Four Endowments - Self Awareness, Conscience, Independent Will And Creative Imagination. These Give Us The Ultimate Human Freedom... The Power To Choose, To Respond, To Change.

You Have To Decide What Your Highest Priorities Are And Have The Courage—pleasantly, Smilingly, Nonapologetically, To Say “no” To Other Things. And The Way You Do That Is By Having A Bigger “yes” Burning Inside. The Enemy Of The “best” Is Often The “good.

Petty Things Become Unimportant When People Are Impassioned About A Purpose Higher Than Self.

Principles Are Natural Laws That Are External To Us And That Ultimately Control The Consequences Of Our Actions. Values Are Internal And Subjective And Represent That Which We Feel Strongest About In Guiding Our Behavior.

In The Last Analysis, What We Are Communicates Far More Eloquently Than Anything We Say Or Do.

Live The Law Of Love. We Encourage Obedience To The Laws Of Life When We Live The Laws Of Love.

We Accomplish All That We Do Through Delegation - Either To Time Or To Other People.

Where You Are Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Are Going. Rather Than Always Focusing On What's Urgent, Learn To Focus On What Is Really Important.

Don't Cheat People Of Their Growth. Empower Them To Solve Problems And Generate Ideas. Watch Them Grow!

Don't Prioritize Your Schedule, Schedule Those Priorities.

Success Comes From The Ability To View Each Arising Problem As An Opportunity For Self Improvement.

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