am now 76 years old and could easily retire. But I’m not retired and I don’t plan to retire. I don’t believe in retirement. Why people ask me? Simply, I have a life motto. It is: Live life in crescendo!
Living life in crescendo to me means that my most important work is always ahead of [...]
This holiday season is a great time to reflect on our lives and particularly on our families. As a husband, father and grandfather, I am so thrilled with my family. They are my greatest blessing and my greatest joy.
I’ve wondered over the years what mistakes I have made in my role as a father. There [...]
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I am often asked if there is one habit out of the 7 Habits that is more important than the others. Of course, all the habits are important and they form an inter-connected whole or a continuum. For maximum effectiveness, you have to build from one to the other and apply them consistently. From that [...]
I just completed a speaking tour in Brazil, where I met and talked with many amazing, gracious people, who are profoundly committed to principle-centered living and service. One couple traveled over 15 hours with their baby to hear me speak. When they got there they were told that no babies were allowed in the hall. [...]
We are warned more and more about the threat of identify theft. However, the greater identify theft is our cultural DNA; it’s not someone taking your wallet and using your credit cards—that’s very superficial. It’s about the profound identity threat that comes from people being raised in a comparison-based culture, so they focus more on [...]
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In October, we completed a 13-day, 7-country speaking tour with Dr. Covey across Europe. Having just joined Stephen’s team as his program manager, I was amazed at his energy level and stamina for a demanding travel schedule. How does he do this? The answer is simple: his passion drives him. Even though I found myself [...]
When examining the great losses we’re seeing in the global financial crisis, one thing is very clear: one of the greatest losses we feel is broken trust. But all is not lost. It is a challenging path and a time consuming one, but trust can be re-built and restored.
In any given situation, both personal and [...]
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Stephen Covey is currently on a speaking tour in Europe. So far he’s been to the Czech Republic, Portugal, Greece, and he’s now in Spain and ending the tour in Kazakhstan and Latvia early next week. We’ll report on the tour for an upcoming blog but wanted to share an experience Stephen had in Greece. [...]
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Last week, Dr. Covey did an interview for a leading newspaper in Brazil. Not surprisingly, the topic of the interview was the global financial crisis and the concerns of these uncertain times. When asked to comment about this historic financial meltdown Dr. Covey first stated: “This is a time of great crisis. Crisis creates humility–pain [...]
We are in the midst of a global financial crisis that has everyone worried for today and the future. This is evidence of: (1) the net effect of the law of the harvest: we, as individual consumers, business leaders, and government leaders simply cannot stray from timeless principles and expect to avoid the inevitable consequences; [...]
