“The Personality Ethic tells me there must be something out there –some new planner or seminar that will help me handle pressures in a more efficient way.

But is there a chance that efficiency is not the answer? Is getting more things done in less time going to make a difference – or will it just increase the pace at which I react to the people and circumstances that seem to control my life?

Could there be something I need to see in a deeper, more fundamental way – some paradigm within myself that affects the way I see my time, my life, and my own nature?”

Character Ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.”
– Stephen A. Covey