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" Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior. "
Stephen Covey
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" Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for. "
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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. "
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" Most negotiators are trying to get their way. "
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" There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations. "
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" A little over 5% of the world's population produces almost 29% of the world's goods and services. "
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" To learn something but not to do is really not to learn. To know something but not to do is really not to know. "
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" Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. "
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" If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions. "
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" The average family spends 30 hours in front of a television, and they say they don't have the time to have a balanced, integrated life. "
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" Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. "
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" One of the things that I have admired about India is the spiritualism of the people. "
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" In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. "
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" I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine. "
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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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" I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. "
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" The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. "
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" There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. "
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Three
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" If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty. "
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" The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too. "
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" Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking. "
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" 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. "
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" Light is the greatest disinfectant in nature and also in organizations. "
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" Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you. "
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" For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution. "
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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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" There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry. "
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" Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger. "
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" Accountability breeds response-ability. "
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" Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things. "
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" Begin with the end in mind. "
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