Have you ever wanted to gain a deeper understanding of why and how to plan? Are there friends and loved ones in your life who could benefit from a more thorough understanding of time management? Would you like to learn how to use our planners to guide you from where you are now to where …
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Summer isn’t over yet! It’s not too late to jot down and check off some fun, summer must-dos! Download this Summer Bucket List below! Pocket size – PDF Compact size – PDF Classic size – PDF Monarch size – PDF
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” ― J.K. Rowling
Life is not measured in minutes or seconds, it’s measured by events—and no time of the year is more eventful than summer. This is the time when children are out of school, we take family vacations, attend reunions, make upgrades to our home and yards, and try to make time for the things we care …
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Summer is a great time to soak up the sun—and a few good books. If you’re looking for something that might inspire a positive change in your life, we have a few suggestions: Revolutionary Women: This little volume offers great quotations, mini biographies, and images of some of America’s most amazing women — some famous, …
Now that your summer is in full swing, it is time to remember the few things you wanted to get done before the warmth is over. Make sure you plan out a time to finish updating your yard, cleaning out your garage, or taking that vacation you have wanted. It is also important to remember …
Your planner is a wonderful way to manage your day-to-day events, but when you’re on vacation, your schedule changes dramatically. It’s easy to drop daily planning completely out of your schedule. But what if you took your planner with you on vacation? How might you use it when your schedule is seemingly wide open? Set …
Memorial Day is intended as a way to remember our brave neighbors, friends, and family who gave everything they had to ensure our freedoms and to help maintain freedom for others. Because it’s a Federal holiday, many of us have the day off work so we can devote time to celebrating and remembering. How we celebrate varies. It’s …
Before spring is over, universities everywhere will hold their commencement ceremonies, celebrating their students’ years of academic achievement. By this point, these students will have had close to 16 years of structured days, each naturally flowing toward the next. After throwing their caps in the air, however, their future will become their own responsibility. If …
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As a teacher, your job is unique. You spend hours coming up with lessons that appeal to each student and their learning style. You arrive at work well before your students and leave long after they’ve left. You often tote homework home and correct it after your own children have gone to bed. You aren’t …
In the book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey asks you to imagine that you stumble across a man working feverishly to cut down a tree. After more than five hours, he’s exhausted and feeling beaten. When you ask why he won’t stop to sharpen his saw, the man replies, “I …
If you’re lucky, there are people in your life who matter to you—people with whom you’d like to develop a strong relationship of trust. Our interactions with others are the essence of life. Relationships are so powerful and important that they become an entity in themselves. That’s what synergy is all about—one plus one equals …
Stephen R. Covey reminds us that Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw is the single most important thing we can do. At first that might sound selfish, but when you consider that you are your most important asset, it makes more sense. How will you provide for yourself and others if you aren’t prepared with knowledge, …
Where do you see yourself in five years? Are the things you’re doing today going to get you there? If they aren’t, what do you need to change? We’re all motivated by our desires. We hope, we dream, we look ahead and project a spark of inspiration onto an imagined future reality. As we set …
Have you ever been out in the evening and seen a moth drawn toward a porch light? People are like those moths, but it seems that humans are wired to chase after meaning and fulfillment. It’s safe to say that not one of us is content to simply exist. We yearn for more. That’s why …
“This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life—investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.” – Stephen R. Covey Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw is all about self-renewal. Stephen R. Covey calls it Balanced Self-Renewal because in order to feel …
“Valuing the differences is the essence of synergy—the mental, the emotional, the psychological differences between people. And the key to valuing those differences is to realize that all people see the world, not as it is, but as they are.” —Stephen R. Covey Simply defined, Synergy means that the whole is greater than the sum …
“Satisfied needs do not motivate. It’s only the unsatisfied need that motivates. Next to physical survival, the greatest need of human beings is psychological survival—to be understood, affirmed, validated, and appreciated.” —Stephen R. Covey Theodore Roosevelt is credited for saying, “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” That statement …
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“If I focus on my own Win and don’t even consider your point of view, there’s no basis for any kind of productive relationship.” —Stephen R. Covey We live in a competitive society. That competition has shaped us as groups and individuals. It has not only played an integral role in our survival as a …
“When you have too many top priorities, you effectively have no top priorities. Regarding strategic goals, it’s important that they are few, prioritized, and measurable.” —Stephen R. Covey We’ve all heard the phrase, “If everyone is special then nobody is special.” There’s a lot of truth to that. Not every movie becomes a blockbuster hit. …
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