Sean Covey
Sean Covey is an accomplished author and speaker, best known for his expertise in personal development and leadership. He is the president of FranklinCovey Education and has written several influential books, including "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens." Sean is the son of Stephen R. Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," and continues his father's legacy by empowering individuals to lead productive and meaningful lives.
Book summaries for books written by Sean Covey
Quotes
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
You can't live without failing. Unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all.
We become what we repeatedly do.
Love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions.
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically - to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.
You can't talk your way out of problems you behaved your way into.