Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in which a person continually takes the course of least resistance gradually wastes a life. It ensures that a person's capacities stay dormant, that talents remain undeveloped, that the mind and spirit become lethargic and that the heart remains unfulfilled.
Stephen CoveySelf-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.
Stephen CoveyThe key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.
Stephen CoveyWe are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.
Stephen CoveyWhenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
Stephen Covey