false 36072 47 <I>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change</I> was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges. <p> Before you can adopt the seven habits, you'll need to accomplish what Covey calls a "paradigm shift"--a change in perception and interpretation of how the world works. Covey takes you through this change, which affects how you perceive and act regarding productivity, time management, positive thinking, developing your "proactive muscles" (acting with initiative rather than reacting), and much more. <p> This isn't a quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes intricate, and you'll want to study this book, not skim it. When you finish, you'll probably have Post-it notes or hand-written annotations in every chapter, and you'll feel like you've taken a powerful seminar by Covey. <I>--Joan Price</I> 6277 book 1989 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People total:7370|5:80|4:114|3:99|2:46|1:11| 7370 27830 10533 915 5 9 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 15:52:49 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 10:51:54 -0700 2007
*This is not to say that all undergrad business majors are douchebags. ...more...]]> 1 5 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 21:35:27 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 22:32:51 -0700 2007
But the book itself, well it has charts: flow charts, boxed charts, circle charts, up and d...more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Mon Aug 20 07:26:42 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 10:57:22 -0700 2007
Needless to say, I only g...more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Oct 16 02:08:19 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 02:08:53 -0700 2007 3 3 true false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 07:14:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:53:58 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:37:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 10:37:05 -0700 2009 1 Stephen R. Covey's 7 habits:

1. Be proactive. You choose how to respond to what life throw...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 02 14:06:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 14:14:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 16:56:34 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 12:09:46 -0800 2008
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. ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Sat Oct 27 07:45:47 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 07:56:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 true false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 27 01:38:32 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 06 13:28:11 -0700 2007
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 t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 16 23:07:34 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 00:46:31 -0800 2009 Twice more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 08:46:34 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:42:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 04 17:01:30 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 13 17:25:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Oct 22 19:39:50 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 19:56:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Mon Mar 30 03:36:17 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 04:19:41 -0700 2009
He centered on the "inside-out" approach, that behaviour can be learned and is not entirely instinctive. A person can break old habits and replace them with more pow...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Mar 04 19:50:37 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:53:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 08 07:23:51 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 07:25:32 -0700 2009
Unlike other self-help books, there is no flim-flam here. Right at the beginning of the book Covey tells readers that none of his advice will work unless the reader works, hard. At the end of the book Covey re...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jul 09 17:16:43 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:17:24 -0700 2009
Review:

Stephen Covey is an absolute master mind when it comes to personal change. I received this book from my family one Christmas while I wa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 16:49:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:07:41 -0700 2009
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