One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.
Stephen CoveyEvery exaggeration of the truth once detected by others destroys our credibility and makes all that we do and say suspect.
Stephen CoveyContrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.
Stephen CoveyWhen we look through the lens of each others' weaknesses, we make others' strengths irrelevant and their weaknesses more evident.
Stephen CoveyWe must seek to understand the intent of communication without prejudging or rejecting the content... Communication, after all, is not so much a matter of intellect as it is of trust and acceptance of others, of their ideas and feelings, acceptance of the fact that they're different, and that from their point of view, they are right.
Stephen Covey