Tim Milburn

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The Power Of Trust (Book Excerpt)

Tim Milburn

Covey, the eldest son of the late Stephen Covey. The second time it happens, your Customer will claim a valuable business and emotional return on their investment of trusting you. Another of my trust experts is Stephen M.R. In his book The Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R.

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Priorities Help You Do Something When You Can’t Do Everything

Tim Milburn

There is a chart that was made famous by Stephen Covey in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey explains how a person’s best work will be done when the work is important but not urgent. It showed the relationship between those things that were important or not, and those things that were urgent or not.

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Book Review: The Power Of Starting Something Stupid

Tim Milburn

I was given a copy of Richie Norton’s book, The Power of Starting Something Stupid. It had endorsements from people I respect. People like Seth Godin, Andy Andrews, Steve Forbes, & Stephen M.R. I was intrigued by the title and the fact that Norton had written this book with his wife.

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Forgiving May Be The Best Form Of Living (and Leading)

Tim Milburn

This week, Stephen Covey passed away. Lewis, “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive.” ” Forgiveness is difficult. But just because it’s hard doesn’t take away from the fact that it is vitally necessary.

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When You Stop Growing You Start Plateauing

Tim Milburn

Hyrum Smith, President of Franklin-Covey said, “ Life’s too short to choose any path that ends in regret.”. Invest your time in those efforts that will move you forward. I don’t want to face the disappointment years from now that I hadn’t done the work necessary to reach my fullest potential. No related posts.

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Just Starting Out! 7 Priorities for New Student Leaders (#2)

Tim Milburn

As Stephen Covey has stated so well, “begin with the end in mind.&# Use that imagination of yours and write down what you want to say to all of your friends and fellow students. Tell them what this year looked like. List out the changes you made. Talk about how people feel. Note your accomplishments.

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Are You Hearing What They're Saying?

Tim Milburn

It is very difficult as a leader to do as Stephen Covey has recommended – to seek first to understand, then to be understood. In all of the conversations we have, we are listening to others through the filter of ourselves – through our experiences, through our thoughts, and through our own agendas.

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