“Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“Certainly you can pick up that room better than a child, but the key is that you want to empower the child to do it. It takes time. You have to get involved in the training and development. It takes time, but how valuable that time is downstream! It saves you so much in the long run.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“Just the act of moving your pen across paper becomes a meditative act, bringing you into the moment that is right here. You direct your attention to the page, open your mind, and make the invisible visible by seeing what comes through on the page.”
― The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening
― The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening
“It is possible to be busy—very busy—without being very effective.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“being busy does not necessarily mean being effective.”
― The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening
― The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening
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