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Stephen Covey Quote on Keeping Success Balanced Across All Areas Of Life

    “Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?… True effectiveness requires balance.”

    Stephen Covey

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    The example that comes up immediately is the widely popular cultural pursuit of work success at the expense of just about any other area of life.  But can workplace success compensate for failed friendships?  Failed marriages?  Failed family life?  Failed integrity?  Failed health?  …I would say confidently, that it cannot.  Real success in life requires balance.  And if we are to become effective at living a life of balance we have to be mindful of, take action on, and make constant adjustments to our priorities.

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    The 8th Habit [Book]

      8th Habit by Stephen Covey

      By: Stephen Covey

      From this Book:  16 Quotes

      Book Overview: In order to thrive, innovate, excel and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness…to greatness. Accessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today’s new reality requires a sea change of new thinking — a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set — in short, a whole new habit.

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