Stephen Covey Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Stephen Covey quotes, Stephen Covey sayings, and Stephen Covey proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Be governed by your internal compass, not by some clock on the wall. Stephen Covey
Self awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and tendencies. Stephen Covey
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. Stephen Covey
Self awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions. Stephen Covey
Time management is a misnomer, the challenge is to manage ourselves. Stephen Covey
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Stephen Covey
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey
Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Stephen Covey
In order to have influence, you have to be influenced. Stephen Covey
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it. Stephen Covey
Live out of your imagination, not your history. Stephen Covey
Unless you're continually improving your skills, you're quickly becoming irrelevant. Stephen Covey
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. Stephen Covey
An abundance mentality springs from internal security, not from external rankings, comparisons, opinions, possessions, or associations. Stephen Covey
The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. Stephen Covey
Network marketing has come of age. It's undeniable that it has become a way to entrepreneurship and independence for millions of people. Stephen Covey
Every time you think the problem is 'out there,' that very thought is the problem. Stephen Covey
We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions. Stephen Covey
All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically. The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with a vision and a blue print of the desired result. Stephen Covey
Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. Stephen Covey
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey
You think effectiveness with people and efficiency with things. Stephen Covey
Nothing is more exciting and bonding in relationships than creating together. Stephen Covey
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own. Stephen Covey
Everyone must be proactive and do all they can to help themselves to stay employed. Stephen Covey
The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. Stephen Covey
Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice. Stephen Covey
Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. Stephen Covey
Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way. Stephen Covey
Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge. Stephen Covey