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November 9th 2004
by Free Press
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Paperback, 384 pages
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0743269519
(isbn13: 9780743269513)
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it co...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
people that don't think Stephen Covey has enough money
I think the sign of a great book is when, right inside the cover there is a pull out brochure that encourages you to order more of the authors products - that's some quality shit when you see that.
But the book itself, well it has charts: flow charts, boxed charts, circle charts, up and down charts, sideways charts, charts with arrows, charts with triangles and charts with dotted lines.
This book uses words like "synergy" and "proactive"....repeatedly
This book has &quo...more
But the book itself, well it has charts: flow charts, boxed charts, circle charts, up and down charts, sideways charts, charts with arrows, charts with triangles and charts with dotted lines.
This book uses words like "synergy" and "proactive"....repeatedly
This book has &quo...more
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Read in September, 2007
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Ever since I worked at the bookstore at Virginia Tech, I would watch the douchebag* business major undergrads buy this book for their classes and look down upon them, and the book by association, as, well, douchebags.
*This is not to say that all undergrad business majors are douchebags. I've met one really really awesome one. Additionally, after working at a major university bookstore, a majority of all undergrad students can be fairly classified as douchebags. Jebus.
Consequently, I neve...more
*This is not to say that all undergrad business majors are douchebags. I've met one really really awesome one. Additionally, after working at a major university bookstore, a majority of all undergrad students can be fairly classified as douchebags. Jebus.
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Read in August, 1997
Oh my Gawd, how much did I hate this one. We had to read this the summer before a freshman college Intro to Business Class - perhaps I read it at the wrong age? When Steven Covey starts talking about his kid mowing the lawn and the motivation behind it...ugh!
Needless to say, I only got through about 2 of the 7 habits - I guess I'm not a highly effective person. And I will not be purchasing any of Mr Covey's time management calendar systems either, thank you very much.
Needless to say, I only got through about 2 of the 7 habits - I guess I'm not a highly effective person. And I will not be purchasing any of Mr Covey's time management calendar systems either, thank you very much.
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easy to read :) but hard to do :D hahahah
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Inspirational, developmental, and practical -- what a combination! The principles of behavior covered in this groundbreaking and long-respected book are of great worth to anyone seeking success in career, family, or any other aspect of their life. Covey discusses first the actions we must take (or habits we must develop) internally first - getting our heads and hearts right first. These include being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first. These constitute the ...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
Anyone who wants to improve their life and the lives of others.
A wonderful book! Stephen Covey is amazing! It's wonderful to think that such awesome things can come from the mind of one person.
It has been a great reminder to me that I need to progress as much as possible in this life, and live a life based on truth, values, and correct principles. ANd that multiple people working together can do a *lot* more than the equivalent of what they can all do working alone.
We have the choice to live a happy and productive life, or not. We don't need to bla...more
It has been a great reminder to me that I need to progress as much as possible in this life, and live a life based on truth, values, and correct principles. ANd that multiple people working together can do a *lot* more than the equivalent of what they can all do working alone.
We have the choice to live a happy and productive life, or not. We don't need to bla...more
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Read in January, 1991
recommends it for:
Anyone who is cynical about the book
I was a presenter at a conference on Total Quality Management and was basing most of my presentation on information I gleaned from The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge... at the end of the presentation I asked people in the audience to tell me if they knew of other books that covered the same issues as Senge and one person came up and told me that he had just read a best seller that explained Senge's theories in a much more accessible way... the book he referenced was The Seven Habits of Highly E...more
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Read in March, 2007
I don't think it is necessary to read the book cover to cover. But I definitely suggest flipping through the pages and reading the main points.
The book uses the famous quote by Aristotle "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" and suggests that we should turn good acts into habits.
Then the book introduces 7 critical habits that can help anyone to have more success and happiness in life.
Here are the habits:
1- Be Proactive
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The book uses the famous quote by Aristotle "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" and suggests that we should turn good acts into habits.
Then the book introduces 7 critical habits that can help anyone to have more success and happiness in life.
Here are the habits:
1- Be Proactive
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
folks looking to increase their productivity
When I told someone that I had just finished "7 Habits", they remarked, "Covey sets a very high bar." I guess I hadn't thought about it that way, because I was too busy flogging myself for all of the time that I was wasting on what he referred to as Quadrant 1 & 3 activities.
Aside from reading the book, I also borrowed each habit on cd from the library. The audio recordings were released recently (within the last 3 years) and I felt that they really helped to distin...more
Aside from reading the book, I also borrowed each habit on cd from the library. The audio recordings were released recently (within the last 3 years) and I felt that they really helped to distin...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone willing to change for the better
There are a lot of self help/business improvement books out there... but this is the only one I can fully endorse for everyone. I had seen this book laying around our house growing up and chalked it up to another pop psychology piece of junk. But I was turned onto the book as one of the best bosses and leader I have ever known recommended this book so highly and regarded it with such impact that he was willing to pay me $50 to read it... So I did, of course, and it is an amazing book. I reco...more
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Read in March, 1996
recommends it for:
those seeking personal change
If there is a personal guide author on I can recommend reading, it is Stephen Covey. His book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has been a groundbreaking book for me. I’ve owned this book for over 11 years, read it once and thought it was a good book. Then I picked it up again and read it many times over I found Covey offers invaluable wisdom on personal growth and principals. I highly recommend this empowering book to anyone wanting a change. An extra bonus to the book is to find...more
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Read in January, 2008
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My Profeesor, My fatherrecommends it for: Professionals, Workers, Management Students
This book heralds age-old principles of human nature. And, humans by nature are good, yet they can become worst than animals.
However, this book does not consist of solving morality problems, rather it has a clear vision of right and wrong. It is more a tool as its contents are specifically designed for modern working-professional to man, so that he can lead a balnced life.
I would not have ventured to read it, though for many years I had it at home, if not our management professor had made it...more
However, this book does not consist of solving morality problems, rather it has a clear vision of right and wrong. It is more a tool as its contents are specifically designed for modern working-professional to man, so that he can lead a balnced life.
I would not have ventured to read it, though for many years I had it at home, if not our management professor had made it...more
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A classic. Includes principles that help in business and personal life as well as inner life.
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Thought I would add this one while I was on my self improvement kick.
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Read in January, 1998
I still use this book. Too bad I don't practice it as much as I quote it!
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A pretty good read, but kind of repetitive for Mormons.
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
Everyone
Favorite Quotes:
"Between stimulus and response is our greatest power-the power to choose."
"Seeking to understand requires consideration; seeking to be understood takes courage."
"I do not agree with popular success literature that says self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude-that you can psyche yourself up into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with your true principles and values in no other way."
There...more
"Between stimulus and response is our greatest power-the power to choose."
"Seeking to understand requires consideration; seeking to be understood takes courage."
"I do not agree with popular success literature that says self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude-that you can psyche yourself up into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with your true principles and values in no other way."
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I have started this book several times in the past 6 or so years but never made it through. I guess it is true what they say, that when the student is ready the teacher appears!
I absolutely love the book this go round, finished is and find that the habits, or principles, spoke clearly to me and were very well timed for what is going on in my life right now.
I think the first time through I was thinking it was a book all about getting more done and being more efficient (i.e. cramming mo...more
I absolutely love the book this go round, finished is and find that the habits, or principles, spoke clearly to me and were very well timed for what is going on in my life right now.
I think the first time through I was thinking it was a book all about getting more done and being more efficient (i.e. cramming mo...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommended to Zandy by:
Andy McBethrecommends it for: anyone
This was a really interesting and very surprising book. Andy asked me to read it since he had read it for work and I wasn’t really very enthusiastic. What could one of these self-help-business books have to offer a stay at home mom? But, he insisted that I would find it useful, so I gave it a shot.
The book definitely isn’t just a “how to succeed in business book” but rather a sort of guideline on how to have a happy and satisfying life. I actually found a large portion of the boo...more
The book definitely isn’t just a “how to succeed in business book” but rather a sort of guideline on how to have a happy and satisfying life. I actually found a large portion of the boo...more
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Read in March, 2006
Habit #1: Be proactive
Between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.
Its not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
Habit #2: Begin with the end in mind
“Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things.” –WARREN BENNIS
Effective management without effective leadership is “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.”
To begin with the end in mind means to be responsible for my creation – to ...more
Between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.
Its not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
Habit #2: Begin with the end in mind
“Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things.” –WARREN BENNIS
Effective management without effective leadership is “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.”
To begin with the end in mind means to be responsible for my creation – to ...more
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