Sean Covey
Sean Covey
Sean Coveyis an American author, motivational speaker, and publishing executive providing business leadership and time management educational tools for organizations and individuals. He is known for writing motivational books for children and teens an example is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. The international best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is based on the principles of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which was written by his father, Stephen Covey. His follow-up book, The 7...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth17 September 1964
CountryUnited States of America
Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles....
Don't wait until people are dead to give them flowers.
Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.
Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you.
Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.
Don't let your pride or a lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry to people you may have offended.
Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.
Small changes can make huge destination differences.
You can usually tell when a couple becomes centered on each other because they are forever breaking up and getting back together.
My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank.
My focus has kind of been on teenagers, you know, and I think we've got a huge crisis right now in America, among our teens.
My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.
Strong minds talk about ideas; weak minds talk about people.
Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.