Sean Covey Quotes & Sayings

“You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. It's called free agency or free will, and it's your birthright.”

“Ask any successful person, and most will tell you that they had a person who believed in them... a teacher, a friend, a parent, a guardian, a sister, a grandmother. It only takes one person, and it doesn't really matter who it is.”

“Stop being a critic and be a light; don't be a judge, be a model. I think we are far too critical. I think the best way to correct behavior is to accentuate and affirm positive behavior and to ignore negative behavior. Generally speaking, there is a time to correct, of course; but my biggest advice would be, 'Affirm your child.'”

“Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.”

“You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.”

“You shouldn't feel guilty about taking time for yourself. Every so often, everyone needs to give themselves a big ol' bear hug and treat themselves to some TLC.”

“Saying 'yes' to one thing means saying 'no' to another. That's why decisions can be hard sometimes.”

“Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do. Doing it, however, is one of the biggest charges you can ever make to your personal battery. I call this 'won't power.'”

“Don't struggle about the struggle. In other words, life's full of ups and downs. So if you're struggling, don't worry, everyone else has or will at some point.”

“Paradigms are like glasses. When you have incomplete paradigms about yourself or life in general, it's like wearing glasses with the wrong prescription. That lens affects how you see everything else.”