Dr. Covey

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Brigham_Young_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:International_Entrepreneur_of_the_Year
Golden Gavel Award
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Salt_Lake_City,_Utah
gptkbp:born October 24, 1932
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution self-help literature
business management
personal effectiveness
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Idaho_Falls,_Idaho
gptkbp:died July 16, 2012
gptkbp:famousQuote "Live out of your imagination, not your history."
"Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
"The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living."
"It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that matters."
"To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions."
"Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out."
"You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, unapologetically—to say no to other things."
"We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it."
"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Stephen_R._Covey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Covey
gptkbp:influenced leadership training
time management
personal development
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Peter_Drucker
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:knownFor The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The 8th Habit
Principle-Centered_Leadership
gptkbp:profession educator
author
businessman
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sandra_Covey
gptkbp:website www.stephencovey.com