It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivat…

Stephen Covey
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It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later. ✨ Stephen R. Covey (2015). The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time, p.68, Mango Media Inc.
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