The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 20 of 203

Change paradigms, not just attitudes

Both your attitude about her and your behavior toward her had to be congruent with the way you saw her. This brings into focus one of the basic flaws of the Personality Ethic. To try to change outward attitudes and behaviors does very little good in the long run if we fail to examine the basic paradigms from which those attitudes and behaviors flow.

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