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" We become what we repeatedly do. "
Stephen Covey
Become
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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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" 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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" How can you possibly reconcile the justice of God with the idea that only through Christ can you be saved? Most of the world lives and dies and never even hears of Christ. There has to be some mechanism set up for all those who have ever lived to have an opportunity to hear of Christ. "
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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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" Begin with the end in mind. "
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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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" When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust. "
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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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" If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. "
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" The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. "
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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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Night
" I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine. "
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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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" Both times I was in India, I could not get people to listen to each other. I had to literally tell people to listen to each other and tell them that they can't get creative and find alternate solutions if they don't listen to each other. There's a lot of arguing and justifying. "
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" Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things. "
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Think
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" An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success. "
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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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" Listen with your eyes for feelings. "
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" In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education. "
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" Accountability breeds response-ability. "
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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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" The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged. "
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" Most negotiators are trying to get their way. "
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" Leadership is a choice, not a position. "
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" It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field. "
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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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" 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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