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Aug 02, 2011

Jim marked it as to-read

Stephen Covey follows "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" with "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness." The book comes w/ a DVD containing 16 short films that are cited throughout the book. There is a question & answer section at the end of each chapter.

The 8th Habit is finding your voice so you can inspire other people to find their voice. He uses a whole person paradigm of body/mind/heart/spirit. People have 4 corresponding needs: To Live (Body), To Learn (Mi More...

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Jul 20, 2010

Shaun rated it:

One of the best books I have ever read. Stephen Covey is an excellent teacher and author. He teaches principles that if you can implement into your personal and work life, will truly make a difference to you and those you come in contact with. I checked this out of the library, but I want to buy a copy for my own collection. I would like to have it to review from time to time. I think it will truly make a difference in my life. The 8th Habit is to find your "voice" and help others to f More...

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Jul 09, 2009

Scott rated it:

Why I Read this Book: There are few things more important to success than having a clear vision of what you want to accomplish. This book provided me with the fundamentals necessary for putting that vision together and helping others to do the same.

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Stephen Covey came right over the top with this one. It’s funny to write one book about 7 habits and haveit be around 250 pages and then write another book about the 8th habit alone and have it be over 400. The truth is More...

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May 14, 2011

Goodnews rated it:

To live, to learn, to love, and to leave a legacy... I have learnt from Stephen Covey that these are not just unique to me, but universal human needs. Finding my voice, as he says, has always been my never-ending mission, wherever I have been: school, work (employment), and now my client organisations. I find the book supportive of my mission: developing the internal power and moral authority to break out of organisational challenges, and becoming a significant force in surmounting them, for the More...

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Dec 09, 2011

Ameera H. rated it:

ضحل في تطوير الذات الفعاله ورفع مستوى إداها في أدارة المشاريع , والتمكن من القيادة وإدارة الفشل والتعاطي مع الإحباط ومقاومته , وتنمية قدرة التكيف لدى الذات الفعالة في المجتمعات الغير مهيئة للنجاح , ستفن كوفي يؤمن بفكرة إنعكاس الجانب المعنوي على المادي , لذا يتطرق لعناصر تعزيز المعنى والقيم لعمل موازنة مع المبادئ فالبحث عن الذات وسماع الصوت الداخلي والتحفيز الذاتي يفضي بالفرد للنجاح على كافة القطاعات وبالتالي تصبح أداة ووسيلة إلهام الآخرين على معرفة فنونهم وابداعاتهم الداخليه , وأختزل ذلك كله More...

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Mar 23, 2011

Heather rated it:

This is a FANTASTIC book! I have been reading a LOT about leadership lately and I think this sums up the most important points I've read or heard about leadership in the last several months. This is a very comprehensive review of many important principles all as a part of the 8th Habit--finding your voice and inspiring others find theirs. I love the positive and all-inclusive approach to the topic.

It's important to know your talents and gifts and then express them with vision, dis More...

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Dec 21, 2011

Raneem rated it:

بي عيبٌ يروقني ولم أكن أنوي تعديله..لا أقرأ الكتب المترجمة إلا الروايات..او السيّر الذاتية ..

و أكره بالخصوص كتب تطوير الذات ..

قراءة هذا الكتاب كان أمرًا قدريًا تعليميًا من رب العباد..اقترح عليّ من قبل أناس اثق بهم جدًا .. و ماشجعني على الأخذ باقتراحهم هو انهم حددوا لي جزئية معينة قالوا انها شاملة لأهم افكار الكتاب..فأخذت بمشورتهم ..سعيدة لأني فعلت..

الكتاب غيّر الكثير وكان القشة التي قسمت ظهر البعير..كان بمثابة إطلاق لصوتي الداخلي..و هو كذلك..رسالة More...

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Sep 20, 2011

Scott rated it:

I again found Dr. Covey tremendously insightful and inspiring. I love The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (I've read it, studied graduate style, at least four times, possibly five I'm not certain), and this book joins and expands on that one.

I was especially intrigued by the early sections of the book dealing with personal application, that is recognizing that leadership is a choice, not a position, and implementing the resultant principles on a personal level. I've found it fasci More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Krys rated it:

I read this book before reading The 7 Habits, so perhaps my review is less credible.

However, I’ve read enough self-improvement books to know that these authors will typically follow the same formula and just juggle the various themes around.

So what is the 8th habit? Find your voice and inspire others to do the same. Also the 8th is apparently the apex where all the other 7 habits culminate, convenient, huh? Wouldn’t it be funny if the 8th turned out to be one he simply f More...

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Jan 01, 2010

Melissa rated it:

At last I've finished! Below is my last installment.

I'm reading this and "teaching" it: that is, talking and writing about what I'm learning, as I go along, as part of the 8th Habit challenge to solidify the ideas in my head. Condensed, the 8th Habit is "Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs." The book is broken down into "Discover Your Voice" and "Inspire Others to Find Theirs." Here is the twelfth installment of my summary: Chapte More...

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Sep 10, 2010

Jenny rated it:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born t More...

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May 28, 2011

Elizabeth rated it:

Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" remains a class manual for focusing and improving the quality of one's own life. Here, he adds the 8th habit; in his words, 'Finding your voice and helping others find theirs". In other words, leadership and inspiration. Covey suggests taking an entire year to work through the principles and specific suggestions here. It's so jam packed with great ideas and insights I'd love to spend that year on the book, and work with others in explo More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Gordon rated it:

Another great work by Stephen Covey. As always great advice for leaders and followers of many disciplines. The 8th Habit is a very good sequel to the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders. Find your voice and help other find theirs - is the essence of his message. At face value that may mean nothing. After you've read his book, the essence will be ingrained in your memory. Stephen's tautology is a bit unorthodox, but it sticks with you and rings true. His catchy phrases used to coin leader More...

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Aug 24, 2011

Harley rated it:

This is a great book as a follow-up to the 7 Habits book. In fact, it's good even without that, as it presents a holistic view of people, their needs, and how to acheive greatness. It also addresses how many people really are just existing rather than living life to the max. I want to buy my own copy so I can go through it slowly over a year and put into practice all the suggestions I see I need. Highly recommended!

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Sep 10, 2010

Casey rated it:

I listened to this book on CD, as I do most "self-help: books. I like to skim these for information and ideas rather than word for word and listening lends to this reading style. I really enjoyed the first few chapters of this book, thought they were well written and insightful. My appreciation for well-known principles spoken in new ways was satisfied. However, from here on out, the book really started to dry up for me, and I don't know that I would recommend it to anyone. Well, I might re More...

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Sep 15, 2010

Frode rated it:

Another excellent book by Dr. Stephen R. Covey!! It contains expanded insight from his other books 7 habits of highly effective people and Principle-centered Leadership. I highly recommend this book. By the way the audio edition is highly recommendable as well. Then you should go for the unabridged version

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Jan 08, 2009

Erik rated it:

Stephen pegou carona no título de seu sucesso anterior, "Os 7 Hábitos das Pessoas Altamente Eficazes", embora o livro seja na verdade sobre liderança. Considerei isso um golpe contra o leitor desavisado que pensa se tratar de algum complemento. Somente na contracapa achamos algo que pode nos levar a entender que é um livro basicamente para o mundo empresarial. Ao contrário do primeiro livro (apesar do autor ser ex-mórmom), este é recheado de alusões religiosas e afirmações inverídicas More...

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May 09, 2010

Lindsay rated it:

Largely a rehashing of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with a slightly different perspective. Though I'd say this much denser that it's predecessor, as well as being plagued by poor (unnecessary or overly complicated) graphics. I was also disappointed that many of the real-life stories he incorporates as illustrations are repeats from Living the 7 Habits : The Courage to Change; if he's got so many to choose from, why not find some original material? Overall I didn't think this was worth More...

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Jun 29, 2011

Truly rated it:

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Mar 08, 2011

Zach is currently reading it

Most of the book is common sense, but Covey's magic is connecting the dots between simple wisdom's to form a comprehensive picture. And then translating that into application. All of that is very hard to do. I think I need to read this book every year.

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Jul 31, 2010

Emu rated it:

This was such an excellent book - I think I actually liked it better than "7 Habits." The principles were amazing. It is written as a business book, but it can easily be applied to anybody, anywhere. The more you read out of it, the better it gets. I think everyone should read it, even those who haven't read "7 Habits" first (although that book was great too).

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Feb 08, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

Now reading for the 4th time and still learning new things. Powerful. Could have been two books- so much information. Love the "whole person paradigm". Many many quotable quotes. Simple truthful principles spoken with a powerful voice. Inspired.

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Jan 20, 2009

Jared rated it:

Lots of buzz for not a lot of content or substance. Just more of the same Covey stuff. I thought that if it was worth a whole new book, then it must be groundbreaking or earthshattering. But, it really wasn't.

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Aug 31, 2009

Sean rated it:

It wasn't until I was on about the last 100 pages of this book that it suddenly occurred to me that this was another very inspired life-changing sort of book. It kind of sneaks up on you. I didn’t see how it all fit together so masterfully until I was practically done. Now I’m going to have to go back and re-read it to soak it all in. It is far more than simply “another habit” to add to the 7 Habits. It is a cross-sectioning and interweaving of a whole person (physical, mental, emotional, spir More...

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Nov 29, 2008

Bayu_fx rated it:

Great..Perfect...Extraordinary..The most wholistic book ever for self-improvement toward greatness of wholistic-human-being. It is a must to read...

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Jan 27, 2009

Edwin rated it:

Unlike "The 7 Habits", which nicely simplifies life principles. In this book, the author is making things complicated.

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Sep 02, 2010

Raj rated it:

Just started with this book. Very inspiring .I am trying to apply a few thoughts from this book in my organization.

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Sep 13, 2009

Moudi rated it:

I think that the 7 habits are simply enough.. no need for more,but to be fair some good ideas are given in this book

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Jul 29, 2011

Alana added it

this book is about developing the whole person...a holistic approach to any and every area of your life...

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Jul 08, 2010

Chris rated it:

Enjoyed the DvD with the book that had video shorts that illustrated the principles and lessons in the book.

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