Internal Victories Precede External Victories.

It Is Futile To Put Personality Ahead Of Character, To Try To Improve Relationships With Others Before Improving Ourselves.

Actually I Did Not Invent The Seven Habits, They Are Universal Principles And Most Of What I Wrote About Is Just Common Sense. I Am Embarrassed When People Talk About The Covey Habits, And Dislike The Idea Of Being Some Sort Of Guru.

People And Their Managers Are Working So Hard To Be Sure Things Are Done Right, That They Have Hardly Have Time To Decide If They Are Doing The Right Things.

You Have To Water The Flowers You Want To Grow.

All Things Are Created Twice. There's A Mental Or First Creation, And A Physical Or Second Creation Of All Things. You Have To Make Sure That The Blueprint, The First Creation, Is Really What You Want, That You've Thought Everything Through. Then You Put It Into Bricks And Mortar. Each Day You Go To The Construction Shed And Pull Out The Blueprint To Get Marching Orders For The Day. You Begin With The End In Mind.