“Our character is basically a composite of our habits because they are consistent.

“You can change the fruit without changing the root.”.

If someone else trie to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”

“I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.”.

The power to choose, to respond, to change.” These give us the ultimate human freedom.

“Every human has four endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination.

“Sow a thought, reap an action sow an action, reap a habit sow a habit, reap a character sow a character, reap a destiny.”.

“Live out of your imagination, not your history.”.

“To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.”.

“Courage is not the absence of fear but the awareness that something else is more important.”.

“A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.”.

You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate, and water it if you expect to reap the harvest.”

“The only thing that endures over time is the Law of the Farm.

“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.”.

“He who has a why can deal with any what or how.” Stephen Covey.

be part of the solution not part of the problem.”

“Management is doing things right leadership is doing the right things.”.

Their behaviour of their own conscious choice.”

“Highly proactive people don’t blame circumstances, conditions or conditioning for their behaviour.

“Accountability breeds response-ability.”.

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”.

“The way we see the problem is the problem.”.

“Strength lies in differences not in similarities.”.

“I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions.”.

“The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.” “ Leadership is a choice, not a position.”.

“Treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.”.

It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication.

“If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.”.

Most people listen with the intent to reply.”

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand.

“Seek first to understand, and then to be understood.”.

And the way to do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside.”

“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smiling, nonapoloegetically – to say ‘no’ to other things.

“Make time for planning Wars are won in the general’s tent.”.

“There are three constants in life – change, choice and principles.”.

I’ve first read this book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” in the 90’s – timeless inspiration!

Stephen covey quotes on trust