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" 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
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" When the external factors over which one has no control in a way start to become negative, it starts to affect our creative juices. "
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" People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses. "
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" 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. "
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" You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. "
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" Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior. "
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" If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. "
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" The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man. "
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" Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.' "
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" You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into. "
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" Trust is central to an economy that works. "
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" If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success. "
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" Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking. "
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" My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.' "
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