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Remember, to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know. I
- Stephen Covey
Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do.
- Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action.
- Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny," the maxim goes. Habits are powerful factors
- Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny," the
- Stephen Covey
And most important, start applying what you are learning. Remember, to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.
- Stephen Covey
What can you get done today, tomorrow, or next week that will bring you that much closer to your final destination? See if you can project a bit and schedule just the first three steps on your list into your planning system. The rest will come later. Then go for it! Move ahead each day with the vision of that goal in mind and keep pressing forward.
- Stephen Covey
Stand apart from your dreams. Look at them. Wrestle with them until you're convinced they're based on principles that will bring results. Then use your creative imagination to explore new applications, new ways of doing things that have the principle-based power to translate dreaming into doing.
- Stephen Covey
Success in any endeavor is always derived from acting in harmony with the principles to which the success is tied.
- Stephen Covey
The more we know of correct principles, the greater is our personal freedom to act wisely.
- Stephen Covey
Whatever you can do, or dream, begin it! For boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. Dream no little dreams.
- Stephen Covey
First, take responsibility for your life; and second, take initiative. It's that simple. Be an agent, not a victim. Don't wait for life to happen to you; happen to it. Be the driver of your life, not just a passenger. Live out of your imagination, not your past.
- Stephen Covey