Quotes about Introspection
If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control—myself.
— Stephen Covey
Being is seeing in the human dimension. And what we see is highly interrelated to what we are.
— Stephen Covey
Today we come across an individual who behaves like an automaton, who does not know or understand himself, and the only person that he knows is the person that he is supposed to be, whose meaningless chatter has replaced communicative speech, whose
— Stephen Covey
Our meaning comes from within. Again, in the words of Frankl, "Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
— Stephen Covey
To change the situation, you must first change yourself. To change yourself, you must first change your perceptions.
— Stephen Covey
Our secret life is where we are able to tap into the power of the four human endowments: self-awareness, conscience, imagination, and independent will.
— Stephen Covey
The Psalmist expressed our conviction well: "Search your own heart with all diligence for out of it flow the issues of life.
— Stephen Covey
Remember to keep working from the inside out and keep getting back on track when we blow it.
— Stephen Covey
He can only answer to life by answering for his own life.
— Stephen Covey
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation.
— Stephen Covey
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. OBJECTIVE INTROSPECTION Until we see ourselves from the outside objectively, we will automatically project our motives onto other people.
— Stephen Covey
Look to yourself. Be honest with yourself first—the roots of your problems are spiritual, and so are the root solutions. Build your character and your relationships on the bedrock of principles.
— Stephen Covey