How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
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I'm convinced that we can write and live our own scripts more than most people will acknowledge. I also know the price that must be paid. It's a real struggle to do it. It requires visualization and affirmation. It involves living a life of integrity, starting with making and keeping promises, until the whole human personality the senses, the thinking, the feeling, and the intuition are ultimately integrated and harmonized.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of crafting one's own life narrative and the struggles involved in doing so with integrity.
Stephen Covey's quote highlights the power of personal agency in shaping our lives. He suggests that while it is possible to create and live by our own scripts, this endeavor comes at a significant cost—it demands dedicated effort, visualization, and affirmation. Additionally, it stresses the necessity of integrity in fulfilling commitments, leading to a harmonious integration of our senses, thoughts, feelings, and intuitions in our personal journeys.
Themes
ScriptsIntegrityVisualizationAffirmationLifePersonal Agency
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In a motivational speech about personal growth and responsibility.
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