stephen covey: Your Relationships - 08/08/17 09:03 AM
Your Relationships
“Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on
preserving and enhancing relationships and
on accomplishing results.”
 Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator, Author,
Business Man, Keynote Speaker
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Your relationships
 
Relationships will pave the way . . . . to a full and productive life.
 
The foundation for a successful life is focusing on developing . . . . preserving . . . . and enhancing your relationships. The people in your life will support you on your success journey. Be there for you on your bad days . . . . and share … (6 comments)

stephen covey: To Achieve Goals, You’ve Never Achieved Before - 07/28/17 05:46 AM
To Achieve Goals, You’ve Never Achieved Before
 “To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need
to start doing things you’ve never done before.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator,
Author, Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
To achieve goals, you’ve never achieved before
 
You will have to start doing the things that you have not done before . . . . and do the things that will move you in the direction to successfully achieve your goals.
 
Incorporate the new strategies and tactics as needed to achieve you goals  . . . .  Remove the strategies and … (14 comments)

stephen covey: Effective People - 05/11/17 09:05 PM
Effective People 
“Effective people are not problem – minded; they’re
opportunity minded. They feed the opportunities
and starve problems.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator,
Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Effective people
 
Effective people know how to put their time to its best used.
 
They don’t spend their time on the problem . . . . Once they understand the problem . . . . they focus forward . . . . They will invest their time on finding the solution to the problem . . . . and turning what was once a problem into … (12 comments)

stephen covey: A Product of Your Decisions - 04/19/17 08:29 PM
A Product of Your Decisions 
“I am not a product of may circumstances. I am
a product of my decisions.”
Stephen Covey 1932 -2012, Self-Help Author,
Motivational Speaker
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
A product of your decisions
 
Your decisions are yours to make . . . . or not make.
 
You can put thought into your decisions before you make them . . . . or you can fly by the seat of your pants . . . . and see what happens.
 
Your decisions will have an impact on your life . . . . and the direction that … (11 comments)

stephen covey: Keep the Main Thing . . . . the Main Thing - 10/24/16 10:01 AM
Keep the Main Thing . . . . the Main Thing
“The main thing is to keep the main thing
the main thing.”
Stephen Covey 1931 - 2012, American Educator, Author,
Businessman, Keynote Speaker
   
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Keep the main thing . . . . the main thing
 
Know what main thing is in your life . . . . and why it’s important to you.
 
Focus on your priorities . . . . and your high value targets . . . . to make the main thing happen.
 
Your main things are the priorities in your life . . . … (6 comments)

stephen covey: You Can Choose . . . . Your Future - 11/04/15 10:30 AM
You Can Choose . . . . Your Future
“I can change. I can live out my memory.
I can tie myself to limitless potential
instead of my limited past.”
Stephen Covey, Author  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
You can choose . . . . your future
 
Your potential is unlimited . . . . Your choices will make your future what you believe it will be when you take the actions to make it so.
 
Your future . . . . can be anything that you image it to be.  You just have to act to make it become a … (7 comments)

stephen covey: Focus on Doing What’s Important - 08/09/15 08:16 AM
Focus on Doing What’s Important
“Where you are headed is more important then how
fast your going. Rather than always focusing
on what’s urgent, learn to focus on
what is really important.”
 Stephen Covey 1932 - 2012, American Educator,
Business, Author, Keynote Speaker               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Focus on doing what’s important
 
The direction of your success journey . . . . is far more important than the pace of your journey. When you’re moving in the wrong direction . . . . and you’re doing it fast what’s the point. When you get to where your going … (7 comments)

stephen covey: The Truth About Mistakes - 11/07/14 07:06 PM
The Truth About Mistakes 
“Don’t Argue for other people’s weakness. Don’t argue
for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it,
correct it, and learn from it immediately.”
Stephen R. Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator,
Author, Businessman and Keynote Speaker
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The truth about mistakes
 
Mistakes . . . . happen
 
Mistakes happen . . . . more then we would like to admit.
 
Mistakes . . . . are a fact of life . . . . and will occur … (13 comments)

stephen covey: Say Yes - 10/27/14 03:43 PM
Say Yes
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have
the courage - - pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically - - to
say ‘no’ to other things. And the way you do that is
by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside.”
Stephen Covey 1932 -2012, American Educator,
Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Say yes
 
Say yes to . . . . your highest priorities
 
When you have defined goals . . . . you create a life of purpose in pursuing your goals.
(15 comments)

stephen covey: Focus on Building Your Relationships - 06/27/14 12:48 PM
 
Focus on Building Your Relationships
“The foundation to a successful life is focusing on developing,
preserving and enhancing your relationships. Once you
have established your relationship you can focus on
accomplishing your desired results.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator,
Author, Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
As I see it. . . . . . .
 
Focus on buildingyour relationships
 
The strength of your relationships will affect the quality of your life and your success. Strong relationships . . . . are the foundation of a successful and productive life.
 
Develop lasting relationships . . … (7 comments)

stephen covey: Your Highest Priorities - 06/12/14 11:22 PM
 
Your Highest Priorities
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are
and have the courage - - pleasantly, smilingly,
non-apologetically – to say ‘no’ to other
things. and the way you do
that is by having a
bigger ‘yes’
burning
inside.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, American Educator,
Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
Your highest priorities
 
What are your highest priorities?
 
Why are they important to you?
 
Are your priorities setting a solid foundation for your life and … (9 comments)

stephen covey: The Key Components to Effective Problem Solving - 03/21/14 08:32 PM
 
The Key Components to Effective Problem Solving
“If you start to think the problem is out there: stop yourself.
That thought is the problem.”
Stephen Covey 1931 – 2012, America Educator, Author,
Businessman, Key Note Speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The Key components to effective problem solving
 
The key components of effective problem solving are . . . .
 
Isolate the problem . . . .
 
Determine the root cause of the problem.
 
Ask yourself how the problem will affect you . . . . … (8 comments)

stephen covey: Focus on What’s Really Important to You - 10/31/13 10:15 AM
 
Focus on What’s Really Important to You
“Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are
going. Rather than always focusing in what’s urgent learn to
focus on what’s really important."
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, Educator, Author, Businessman,
Keynote Speaker 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Focus on what’s really important to you
 
There’s very important question to ask yourself . . . . at the start of your day.
 
Ask yourself what you will have to do today that’s important to you. . . … (5 comments)

stephen covey: The Power to Decide How Someone Will Affect You - 05/07/13 11:19 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Power to Decide How Someone Will Affect You
“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how
anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.”
Stephen Covey 1932 -2012, Author, Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The power to decide how someone will affect you
 
Most of the people that you meet create positive interaction through their communications and in their relationship with you.
 
There are some people that you meet that neither have a positive or a negative influence in … (4 comments)

stephen covey: Schedule Your Priorities - 01/14/13 09:38 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Schedule Your Priorities
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule,
but to schedule your priorities.”
Stephen Covey 1932 - 2012, American Author, Speaker
and Businessman
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Schedule your priorities
 
How you prioritize the time on your schedule . . . . will have massive impact on the pace and the direction of your success journey . . . .
 
Time that’s invested in high value activities that move you closer to goals . . . . And will return the … (9 comments)

stephen covey: Imagine What Can Be - 10/31/12 08:37 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Imagine What Can Be
“I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of
my memory. I can tie myself to limitless potential
instead of my limiting past.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, Best Selling Author,
Businessman, Keynote Speaker
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Imagine what can be
 
People live in the past and worry about what was . . . . Other imagine what can be and live for the future.
 
The past is behind you . . . . … (9 comments)

stephen covey: The Difference Between Management and Leadership - 08/24/12 10:58 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Difference Between Management and Leadership
“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success, leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.”
Stephen Covey 1932 – 2012, author, businessman, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The difference between management and leadership
 
Management knows what has to be done and can and will get down and dirty to get it done.
 
Leadership knows why something has to be done and supplies the guidance to effectively get the job done.
 
Leaderships look’s at … (8 comments)

stephen covey: Winners Focus on What’s Important - 08/09/12 09:17 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Winners Focus on What’s Important      
“Where you are headed is more important the how fast your going.
Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus
 on what is really important.”
 Stephen Covey, author, consultant, speaker               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Winners focus on what’s important
 
The direction of your success journey is far more important than the pace of your journey. If you’re moving in the wrong direction and you’re doing it fast what’s the point.
 
Winners focus on what’s important and concentrate their … (5 comments)

stephen covey: Creating a Life of Purpose - 09/05/11 10:22 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
 
 
Creating a Life of Purpose
“How different our lives are
when we really know what is
deeply important to us, and
keeping that picture in mind,
we manage ourselves each day to be
and to know, what really maters most.”
Stephen Covey, author
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Creating a life of purpose
 
You create a life of purpose by identifying what’s most important to you and by burning that image deeply into your thoughts.
 
Once you identify what’s most important to you … (4 comments)

stephen covey: Be Effective - 07/21/11 03:00 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote 
Be Effective
“We may be very busy.
We may be very efficient, but also to be truly effective
only when we begin with the end in mind.”
Stephen Covey, author, speaker  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be effective
When we start with the end in mind we change our thinking, start with a course, a plan and as a result we focus on the outcome.
Focusing on the outcome becomes a goal and we focusing our efforts on the goal. 
Focusing on the outcome creates a road map … (5 comments)

 
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