That’s the question I asked Dr. Stephen Covey tonight. His answer, given with a big smile, “being married to my wife, Sandra.” Then he paused, his expression quickly changing, “She is having back surgery this Wednesday, will you include her in your prayers?” I assured him I would. stephen_covey.jpg

I chatted briefly with Covey after a talk he gave on “Six Events: The Restoration Model For Solving Life’s Problems.” He spoke about four basic human needs (Live, Love, Learn and Leave a Legacy), reminded us that life is short and provided two questions for conflict resolution:
Q. Would you be willing to search for a solution that is better than what either of us has proposed?
Q. Would you be willing to agree to a simple ground rule? No one can make his or her point until they have restated the other person’s point to his or her satisfaction.

The A/V guy was not having a good day and the video projector for Covey’s presentation refused to function properly. Still, Covey had all of his slides memorized and was able to recite them effortlessly. That’s pretty impressive. Strong work Dr. C.