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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Personal Workbook
Internationally renowned leadership authority and bestselling author Stephen R. Covey presents a personal hands-on companion to the landmark The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , which has become a touchstone for individuals, families, and businesses around the world. The overwhelming success of Stephen R. Covey's principle-centered philosophy is a testament to the millions who have benefited from his lessons, and now, with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook , they can further explore and understand this tried-and-true approach. With the same clarity and assurance Covey's fans have come to appreciate, this individualized workbook teaches readers to fully internalize the 7 Habits through private and thought-provoking exercises, whether they are already familiar with the principles or not.
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 2, 2003
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Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.
Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.
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October 23, 2015
Books like Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook and its counterpart The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People sell for the same basic reason cookbooks or diet and exercise books do: People are eager to improve their lives. I've met several people who feel that self-improvement books are hogwash and say they don't need a book to give them motivation to do something. That's fine, and if you're one of those people, then this book isn't for you. However, if you do happen to struggle with improving certain aspects of your life, you might want to read this. And if you do read it and don't like it, what did you lose, really, except the bit of time you spent reading and the cost of the book?
Essentially, this book is a kind of cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy is a mode of therapy whose sole aim is to get a person to improve his or her stinkin' thinkin'. Any person can do that with a little reorientation regarding what's important to them, especially as these personal values turn into a real action plan. In other words, the aim is to get a person to discover what he or she values the most and then after landing on that then put those values into action in daily life, constantly renewing what was committed to. I'll state this a bit more concretely in a moment, but first let's see what Covey's actual recommendations are.
The first point is that you have the choice to how you would like to respond to any event. You can choose to be angry, choose to be sad, choose to be happy, puzzled, etc., but the ultimate realization here is that between that moment when an external event occurs and your response to that external event, you can choose to respond any way you want. Now, it's true, our default settings are sometimes overwhelming, and sometimes naturally we all feel like we can't choose how to respond to a situation because a feeling overwhelms us. But any time before you find yourselves beginning to act out one of these default responses, ask yourself if this is the only way you can respond to it and if it is the best way.
Points two and three involving keeping your endgame in mind when making plans and prioritizing activities that get you closer to your endgame. A person playing chess wants to checkmate the king. Presumably, a person doing exercise wants to get healthier (or lose weight or feel better, etc.). Think about the ends you want to put your activities toward and realize that if you are getting too concerned in life now with matters that don't matter, that is, that don't match the end-states you want to reach, then maybe you should reconsider the activities you're engaging in now to better reach those end-goals. There should be constant movement toward those ends and less time spent with distracting matters. This step, by the way, involves a lot of discernment on someone's part to find out what he or she really wants to achieve here, and, yes, is very difficult.
Fourth point: When you want to do anything together with anybody, ever, work hard to make the situation a Win-Win situation, and if you can't arrive at a Win-Win situation, then it just must be a No-Deal situation. Any given solution must be good for both parties and if it isn't then it really shouldn't be done. If an agreement is made that's not Win-Win, then one party will feel like he or she is getting the bad end of the stick.
The fifth point is more difficult than it seems, and that is engage in empathic communication with other people. This means listen first before you yourself want to be understand. To make sure you're listening well, track the other person's feelings about something and be able to rephrase what that person's concerns are as though they were your own. If you do this, then you will truly be able to understand another person better.
The sixth point is about creative cooperation, which translates to engaging in activities with other people that will not only be mutually beneficial but will arrive at a result that no one could have done alone. This could be all sorts of things: getting along well with your significant other to make the quality of both your lives better, collaborating with someone at work to do a better job on something, and those kinds of things. As for other points, this is more difficult than one would think when trying to actually make the world better for two or more people. But when implemented, it really strikes at the heart of a lot of problems, which is not making the world better by you being in it; the world should be a better place before of people.
The last and final point is balanced renewal regarding spiritual, mental, social, and emotional priorities. Everyone should be doing something every day to make these priorities a way of life, and that involves the real grind of life. With this last point, I'll be able to give you a practical example of all the points through sharing something personal. Here goes.
Because I realize I can choose what to be concerned about (point 1), I check my anger and frustration and negative emotions. By doing so, I can spend more of my time and energy thinking about what I want to accomplish (2), which is going back to school to pursue clinical psychology with the hopes of one day being a working therapist. So now I prioritize (3) what I need to do to accomplish that goal, namely by taking classes and reading about the field and workplace of clinical psychologists. I plan to move back to the U.S. with my significant other, and we both talked about and understand that to make our relationship work we will need to be together there, and she wants to be in the U.S. and I want her to be there while I pursue my studies (4). I have asked her about her concerns (5) and must take them into account in my decision making. We plan to work together (6) while we are there professionally to have dual incomes, and I and she will also continue to do what we will do to make ourselves happier and healthier people (the final point 7).
This is way too long and all just to say I'd recommend this book, and the counterpart The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It's really helped me to be less of a lazy slub and more of a productive, thoughtful person. I hope it would help some of you too.
Essentially, this book is a kind of cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy is a mode of therapy whose sole aim is to get a person to improve his or her stinkin' thinkin'. Any person can do that with a little reorientation regarding what's important to them, especially as these personal values turn into a real action plan. In other words, the aim is to get a person to discover what he or she values the most and then after landing on that then put those values into action in daily life, constantly renewing what was committed to. I'll state this a bit more concretely in a moment, but first let's see what Covey's actual recommendations are.
The first point is that you have the choice to how you would like to respond to any event. You can choose to be angry, choose to be sad, choose to be happy, puzzled, etc., but the ultimate realization here is that between that moment when an external event occurs and your response to that external event, you can choose to respond any way you want. Now, it's true, our default settings are sometimes overwhelming, and sometimes naturally we all feel like we can't choose how to respond to a situation because a feeling overwhelms us. But any time before you find yourselves beginning to act out one of these default responses, ask yourself if this is the only way you can respond to it and if it is the best way.
Points two and three involving keeping your endgame in mind when making plans and prioritizing activities that get you closer to your endgame. A person playing chess wants to checkmate the king. Presumably, a person doing exercise wants to get healthier (or lose weight or feel better, etc.). Think about the ends you want to put your activities toward and realize that if you are getting too concerned in life now with matters that don't matter, that is, that don't match the end-states you want to reach, then maybe you should reconsider the activities you're engaging in now to better reach those end-goals. There should be constant movement toward those ends and less time spent with distracting matters. This step, by the way, involves a lot of discernment on someone's part to find out what he or she really wants to achieve here, and, yes, is very difficult.
Fourth point: When you want to do anything together with anybody, ever, work hard to make the situation a Win-Win situation, and if you can't arrive at a Win-Win situation, then it just must be a No-Deal situation. Any given solution must be good for both parties and if it isn't then it really shouldn't be done. If an agreement is made that's not Win-Win, then one party will feel like he or she is getting the bad end of the stick.
The fifth point is more difficult than it seems, and that is engage in empathic communication with other people. This means listen first before you yourself want to be understand. To make sure you're listening well, track the other person's feelings about something and be able to rephrase what that person's concerns are as though they were your own. If you do this, then you will truly be able to understand another person better.
The sixth point is about creative cooperation, which translates to engaging in activities with other people that will not only be mutually beneficial but will arrive at a result that no one could have done alone. This could be all sorts of things: getting along well with your significant other to make the quality of both your lives better, collaborating with someone at work to do a better job on something, and those kinds of things. As for other points, this is more difficult than one would think when trying to actually make the world better for two or more people. But when implemented, it really strikes at the heart of a lot of problems, which is not making the world better by you being in it; the world should be a better place before of people.
The last and final point is balanced renewal regarding spiritual, mental, social, and emotional priorities. Everyone should be doing something every day to make these priorities a way of life, and that involves the real grind of life. With this last point, I'll be able to give you a practical example of all the points through sharing something personal. Here goes.
Because I realize I can choose what to be concerned about (point 1), I check my anger and frustration and negative emotions. By doing so, I can spend more of my time and energy thinking about what I want to accomplish (2), which is going back to school to pursue clinical psychology with the hopes of one day being a working therapist. So now I prioritize (3) what I need to do to accomplish that goal, namely by taking classes and reading about the field and workplace of clinical psychologists. I plan to move back to the U.S. with my significant other, and we both talked about and understand that to make our relationship work we will need to be together there, and she wants to be in the U.S. and I want her to be there while I pursue my studies (4). I have asked her about her concerns (5) and must take them into account in my decision making. We plan to work together (6) while we are there professionally to have dual incomes, and I and she will also continue to do what we will do to make ourselves happier and healthier people (the final point 7).
This is way too long and all just to say I'd recommend this book, and the counterpart The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It's really helped me to be less of a lazy slub and more of a productive, thoughtful person. I hope it would help some of you too.
March 24, 2015
Is there half a star rating? I don't know why this is book is so popular. Maybe it comes in the last half but I'll never know because I gave up at page 150- which I rarely do with a book. My book group wanted to read it and I am certainly glad I found a used copy. It's basically 200++ pages of someone over-intellectualizing common sense ideas such as:
Be proactive, not reactive
Set goals with an end plan in mind
Set priorities and stick to them
Be nice to others
There are nice platitudes every few paragraphs: If you are scrambling up the ladder to success, make sure the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Or: Don't chase a poisonous snake that has bit you, it will only spread the poison.
There I saved you the trouble of reading it.
Be proactive, not reactive
Set goals with an end plan in mind
Set priorities and stick to them
Be nice to others
There are nice platitudes every few paragraphs: If you are scrambling up the ladder to success, make sure the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Or: Don't chase a poisonous snake that has bit you, it will only spread the poison.
There I saved you the trouble of reading it.
February 2, 2016
An incredibly useful book and remains relevant even though the version is read is from two decades ago. Fantastic examples of how the habits can be applied in the workplace as well as at home. Everything was explained clearly with examples. Usually I get bored of such books easily, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it.
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November 2, 2020
Very good book. This book can change our mindset.
There are 7 principles of habit :
1. Principles of Personal Vision
2. Principles of Personal Leadership
3. Principles of Personal Management
4. Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
5. Principles of Empathic Communication
6. Principles of Creative Cooperation
7. Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
These principles have to be followed in order, because it is linked with each other and has dependencies, so we can't just jump to the last principle.
First three principles tells us how to self handle, like be proactive not reactive, it shows us the comparisons too between being proactive and being reactive. Proactive people can control their own feelings. It also tells us about how to set goals, begins with the end in mind and starts with clear destination, so we can know if we are still on the right tracks.
We need to have something to be worried, and handle with inside out. We should not delay what we need to do, always do it now.
In Personal Management, it tells us how to set first things first. There are 4 quadrants : Quadrant 1 Urgent and Important, Quadrant 2 Important but not Urgent, Quadrant 3 Urgent but not Important, Quadrant 4 not Urgent and not Important. Things on Quadrant 4 can be eliminated, things on Quadrant 2 can be suppress if we are proactive and set things up first before it is moved to Quadrant 1, so things on Quadrant 1 can't be neglected and must be do now.
The second three principles tells us how to handle our relations with other people, we have to think win-win so both people are mutually benefited and satisfied, create culture of responsibility, and gain trust.
The book tells us how to make a punishment too as a contrary of reward, in terms of Financial, Physic, Opportunity, and Responsibility.
If we want to be understood, we need to understand first. The highest level of understanding is Emphatic Listening, it has drawback though as we open up ourself to vulnerability on being influenced, so we need to be careful to use Emphatic Listening. After we gain the trust, we can reach the state of synergy.
The Last Principle is my most favourite principle, as it improves us to be better and better. There are 4 dimensions that need to be fulfilled to get motivation on best condition : Physical, Spiritual, Mental, Social Emotion. We have to be discipline on workout and pause, and have extra effort little by little consistently to improve without injury or something we don't like to get.
Lastly, we need to repeat the steps as they are linked with each other.
There are 7 principles of habit :
1. Principles of Personal Vision
2. Principles of Personal Leadership
3. Principles of Personal Management
4. Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
5. Principles of Empathic Communication
6. Principles of Creative Cooperation
7. Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
These principles have to be followed in order, because it is linked with each other and has dependencies, so we can't just jump to the last principle.
First three principles tells us how to self handle, like be proactive not reactive, it shows us the comparisons too between being proactive and being reactive. Proactive people can control their own feelings. It also tells us about how to set goals, begins with the end in mind and starts with clear destination, so we can know if we are still on the right tracks.
We need to have something to be worried, and handle with inside out. We should not delay what we need to do, always do it now.
In Personal Management, it tells us how to set first things first. There are 4 quadrants : Quadrant 1 Urgent and Important, Quadrant 2 Important but not Urgent, Quadrant 3 Urgent but not Important, Quadrant 4 not Urgent and not Important. Things on Quadrant 4 can be eliminated, things on Quadrant 2 can be suppress if we are proactive and set things up first before it is moved to Quadrant 1, so things on Quadrant 1 can't be neglected and must be do now.
The second three principles tells us how to handle our relations with other people, we have to think win-win so both people are mutually benefited and satisfied, create culture of responsibility, and gain trust.
The book tells us how to make a punishment too as a contrary of reward, in terms of Financial, Physic, Opportunity, and Responsibility.
If we want to be understood, we need to understand first. The highest level of understanding is Emphatic Listening, it has drawback though as we open up ourself to vulnerability on being influenced, so we need to be careful to use Emphatic Listening. After we gain the trust, we can reach the state of synergy.
The Last Principle is my most favourite principle, as it improves us to be better and better. There are 4 dimensions that need to be fulfilled to get motivation on best condition : Physical, Spiritual, Mental, Social Emotion. We have to be discipline on workout and pause, and have extra effort little by little consistently to improve without injury or something we don't like to get.
Lastly, we need to repeat the steps as they are linked with each other.
January 19, 2018
وجدت هذا الكتاب أفضل من الكتاب الأصلي لأنه يشرح العادات باختصار ويحتوي التطبيق العملي
خير الكلام ما قلّ ودلّ
خير الكلام ما قلّ ودلّ
April 9, 2019
One of the very high influential books I read lately. And probably the only book I did not use Merriam dictionary, yet took a month to complete the book for it is a lot of right brain work like Mr. Covey mentions in the book. This book helps to sharpen your dormant side of the brain and helps to discover your inner strengths. Sometimes we fall off the wagon in our busy lives and this book helps to pick where you left. I am going to read this book again with new perspective I gained after reading it. Highly recommend this book.
June 23, 2019
I read this 2 years ago when I was in 3rd year High school. The habits that are suggested in the book turned my life around from a C+ student to an A+ student. Now, I am in College and the habits that I have picked up from this book are still with me to this day; I give credit to them for many of my achievements.
I would recommend this to anyone, from High school students to working professionals.
I would recommend this to anyone, from High school students to working professionals.
June 28, 2018
I did not find this overly helpful or to have that much mind-blowing information at all.
For me this seemed more like common sense ways to get ahead than anything else.
I found it quite redundant for something that's listed as self-help.
For me this seemed more like common sense ways to get ahead than anything else.
I found it quite redundant for something that's listed as self-help.
October 24, 2018
این کتاب یکی از جالبترین و عمیقترین کتابهای self-helpای هست که من خواندهام. و پر از داستانها و حکایتهای آموزنده. یک داستان خیلی جالبش حکایت غازیست که از یک روزی شروع کرد به تخم طلا آوردن. صاحب غاز بعد از چند روز حریص شد و خواست خیلی پول دربیاورد. از این رو شکم غاز را پاره کرد تا همهٔ تخمهای طلا را به یک باره به چنگ آورد. ولی وقتی این کار را کرد دید داخل شکل غاز هیچ تخم طلایی نیست بلکه فقط تخمهای معمولی است.
طبق تفسیر نویسنده، این تخمهای طلا «تولیدات» آدمی است و خود غاز «ابزار تولید» است. اگر مانند صاحب غاز حریص بشوید و بخواهید یکهو خیلی زیاد تولید کنید بدون توجه به ظرفیت تولید، غاز یعنی ابزار تولید را از بین خواهید برد. بنابراین نویسنده معتقد است که موفقیت عبارتست از برقراری تعادل بین تولید کردن و مراقبت از ابزار تولید.
طبق تفسیر نویسنده، این تخمهای طلا «تولیدات» آدمی است و خود غاز «ابزار تولید» است. اگر مانند صاحب غاز حریص بشوید و بخواهید یکهو خیلی زیاد تولید کنید بدون توجه به ظرفیت تولید، غاز یعنی ابزار تولید را از بین خواهید برد. بنابراین نویسنده معتقد است که موفقیت عبارتست از برقراری تعادل بین تولید کردن و مراقبت از ابزار تولید.
April 28, 2019
Great book. Teaches you great principles (that can be seen as habits) to help you succeed in life. My biggest take aways:
1) Quadrant 2 of the priority matrix is not to add things that are less important. On the contrary, life changing items should be placed in this quadrant.
2) Empathic listening is actual listening. Anything that's "listening" to prove a point, probe, or help without really understanding the issue is not listening. Seeking to understand is empathic listening.
1) Quadrant 2 of the priority matrix is not to add things that are less important. On the contrary, life changing items should be placed in this quadrant.
2) Empathic listening is actual listening. Anything that's "listening" to prove a point, probe, or help without really understanding the issue is not listening. Seeking to understand is empathic listening.
January 10, 2022
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a book one can read and re-read time and time again. To paraphrase Stephen's own words from this workbook, not even he has been able to master these habits but in a sense, "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." And so one needs to continuously work at implementing these habits. That is why I have found the personal workbook so helpful.
July 26, 2018
every1 should read this magic book..one should thoroughly go to every habits with both learning and implementing.....
January 6, 2023
Use with the book.
December 31, 2023
Good principles but a little bit jargon.
November 8, 2022
I just hate self-help books since they are so primitive and unnecessarily long. Most of them could be just ONE SENTENCE or a blog post or a youtube video at most.
** But "7 Habits" turned out to be quite good. **
Just like other self-help books, this one also offers some rather obvious principles for living, working, creating, and communicating. However, the way those principles and certain frameworks of approaches are explored in this book brought me the so-desired clarity of mind and shifted my perception of certain things in psychology.
If there is one self-help book on the shelves that you should read for better understanding and improvement of self, I think this is the one.
** But "7 Habits" turned out to be quite good. **
Just like other self-help books, this one also offers some rather obvious principles for living, working, creating, and communicating. However, the way those principles and certain frameworks of approaches are explored in this book brought me the so-desired clarity of mind and shifted my perception of certain things in psychology.
If there is one self-help book on the shelves that you should read for better understanding and improvement of self, I think this is the one.
June 9, 2020
Ada banyak hal yg dapat di ambil dari buku ini, buku ini mengajarkan kita untuk memiliki prinsip-prinsip hidup yang tepat dan memiliki perspektif yang tepat tentang bagaimana Kita menangani berbagai hal pada saat ini dan bagaimana Kita harus menghadapinya.
April 18, 2021
I won't say this book changed my life. I will say, however, that despite the fact that I loathe most self-help pop-psychology crapola, upon finishing it, I immediately bought this book for 3 of my family members. Covey has a gift for distilling the principles of dealing with people. Some of them may seem obvious once stated, but many you would not necessarily have arrived at on your own, or not with the same degree of sharpness, definition and context that he provides. It is well, well, worth a read, possibly even once every year.
Furthermore, unlike many books of this genre, it smacks very little of self-satisfaction or aggrandizement on the part of the author, and seems to genuinely come from a place of empathy and a desire to better the world via helping the people in it.
Here are a few things that you can expect from the book.
1- The seven habits of highly effective people helps us to identify and acknowledge the principles that lie deep inside the core of every individual and converts them into simple habits because a habit is the easiest way to practice any idea into our daily lives.
2- It seeks to transit an individual from the state of dependence to independence and further to interdependence. Therefore, the first three habits are about private victory, the next three, about public victory and the seventh habit highlights how you can constantly advance on the spiral of growth and personal development.
3- Its main focus is on building character rather than just developing personality. That is why, instead of stating tips or techniques, it attempts to deliver a wider range of perspective.
4- It can help you to grow physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
If I summarize everything in one sentence, the seven habits of highly effective people is a principle-centered, character-based, inside-out approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.
Furthermore, unlike many books of this genre, it smacks very little of self-satisfaction or aggrandizement on the part of the author, and seems to genuinely come from a place of empathy and a desire to better the world via helping the people in it.
Here are a few things that you can expect from the book.
1- The seven habits of highly effective people helps us to identify and acknowledge the principles that lie deep inside the core of every individual and converts them into simple habits because a habit is the easiest way to practice any idea into our daily lives.
2- It seeks to transit an individual from the state of dependence to independence and further to interdependence. Therefore, the first three habits are about private victory, the next three, about public victory and the seventh habit highlights how you can constantly advance on the spiral of growth and personal development.
3- Its main focus is on building character rather than just developing personality. That is why, instead of stating tips or techniques, it attempts to deliver a wider range of perspective.
4- It can help you to grow physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
If I summarize everything in one sentence, the seven habits of highly effective people is a principle-centered, character-based, inside-out approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.
January 17, 2021
Review from book:
Whew - I read this again over months - bouncing between the book & workbook. I highly recommend it. Generally, I prefer to read a book straight through, but there's something to be said for focusing on one book every week for half a year - it's been top of mind for the entire time, and I think I'm implementing it even better.
Review for the workbook:
This is actually my second time with the workbook - the first time I quit it after a third. It was cool to use a different pen & see how my answers and situation had changed over the years. I'll hang onto this to use again. The workbook really forces you to slow down and work on one thing at a time, sometimes very slowly - but again, that has helped me implement more. I can see doing this again in 5 years.
Whew - I read this again over months - bouncing between the book & workbook. I highly recommend it. Generally, I prefer to read a book straight through, but there's something to be said for focusing on one book every week for half a year - it's been top of mind for the entire time, and I think I'm implementing it even better.
Review for the workbook:
This is actually my second time with the workbook - the first time I quit it after a third. It was cool to use a different pen & see how my answers and situation had changed over the years. I'll hang onto this to use again. The workbook really forces you to slow down and work on one thing at a time, sometimes very slowly - but again, that has helped me implement more. I can see doing this again in 5 years.
April 10, 2023
Jeg læste bestsellerbogen The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People i december, og lånte derefter arbejdshæftet på biblioteket. Bogen er en klassiker, som udkom i 1988. Og arbejdshæftet som fåes på dansk, er fra 2008.
Bogen er opbygget omkring de 7 vaner, eller principper, og beskriver grundigt baggrunden for hver enkelt vane/byggesten, med eksemplificeringer mv.
De 7 vaner er som følger:
Vane 1. Vær proaktiv. Tag initiativ, hold løfter, tag dit ansvar og påvirk resultaterne i en positiv retning. (Be proactive)
Vane 2. Begynd med slutningen. (Begin with the ending i mind)
Vane 3. Gør det første først. (First things first)
Vane 4. Tænk win-win. (Think Win/win)
Vane 5. Søg først at forstå - dernæst at blive forstået. (Seek to understand, then to be understood).
Vane 6. Skab synergi. (Create synergi)
Vane 7. Slib saven
Alle syv vaner, (som lyder bedre på engelsk) er omtalt som universelle principper. Alle 7 hænger sammen, men de første 3 er præsenteret som personlige egenskaber der vil gøre de næste 3, som er interpersonelle egenskaber, lettere opnåelige. Den sidste og 7ende handler om, at optimere situationen (work smart, not hard).
Jeg vil, for min egen skyld herunder, beskrive pointer og to-do ift. hver enkelt princip:
1. Udarbejd din personlige ”Mission statement”.
Hvad er væsentligt for dig?
2. Begynd med slutningen.
Hvad er målsætningen. Hvad vil du opnå. Hvor vil du ende? Man kan ikke reagere formålstjeneligt uden et mål, så målet skal være defineret inden påbegyndelse. Brug tid på at finde ud af, hvor du vil hen, hvorfor og hvordan.
3. Gør det første, først. (First things first).
Gå efter målet – og følg strategien, fokusér på det væsentlige frem for på hastesager og definér målrettede aktiviteter.
Man kan dele alle gøremål op i 4 typer af aktiviteter baseret på hvor meget de haster, og hvor vigtige de er. Opsat i kvadranter er det
Haster, Vigtig: K1
Kriser, presserende problemer, deadlines
Haster ikke, Vigtig: K2
Forebyggelse, relationsopbygning, registrering af nye muligheder, planlægning, rekreative aktiviteter
Haster, Ikke vigtig: K3
En del: Afbrydelser, opkald, mails, rapporter, møder, populære aktiviteter mv
Haster ikke, Ikke vigtig: K4
Almindeligheder, travlhed, visse: mails, møder, tidsspilde, behagelige aktiviteter
De vigtigste opgaver vi har som mennesker er typisk i kategorien ”haster ikke”, og bliver dermed udmanøvreret af både vigtige opgaver der haster og ikke vigtige opgaver der haster, og man kan have en tendens til at udføre en masse opgaver fra ikke vigtig og haster ikke, fordi de er lettere at gå til. Ved at blive bevidst om dette, er det lettere at prioritere de vigtige opgaver der ikke haster, men som er betydningsfulde. Det kan fx være at skabe de menneskelige relationer der er af stor betydning for os, men som kan drukne i dagligdagsaktiviteter. Eller udviklingsarbejde der skal føre til kommende produkter og ydelser, men som forsvinder i dagligdagens brandslukningsaktiviteter og emailbesvarelser.
4. Indstil dig på altid at arbejde mod win-win løsninger.
Man oplever størst synergi ved at tænke win/win og ved at lede efter det gode i andre mennesker.
5. Start med at lytte og forstå andres synspunkter. Derefter kan du selv ytre, hvis der er behov for det. Men i det forhold hvor andre føler sig set og hørt, opnår man større gennemslagskraft når man selv taler. Derfor lyt! Glem dig selv. Glem egne oplevelser og erfaringer og vær tilstede i nuet og udfør empatisk lytning.
6. At skabe synergi handler om at værdsætte forskellighed, at udnytte forskellige kompetencer, at samarbejde om beslutninger og problemløsning, at skab større kreativitet, udvikl innovative løsninger og derigennem skabe synergi.
To do:
1. Tænk på et menneske du tit er uenig med. Dette menneske er en værdifuld kilde til indsigt. Hvordan vil dette menneske kunne bidrage med nyt ift. opgaver du arbejder med?
2. Lav en liste over menneske du finder irriterende. Disse mennesker vil kunne bidrage med et helt andet syn på områder du arbejder med.
3. Tænk på en person som vil kunne bidrage med indsigt til en situation du er i. Spørg personen hvordan denne ville gribe området an.
7. Slib saven handler om at holde sig i balance og udvikle sig på de 4 områder: Krop, hjerne, hjerte og sjæl.
Dette gøres ved at være interesseret i at vedligeholde krop og sind. Motionere, spise ordentligt og sove. Have strategier der håndterer stress. Være interesseret i verden omkring sig: Læse bøger og holde sig opdateret på fagområder, men også områder hvor tingene forandrer sig. Det skal planlægges og lægges i system, så det ikke forsvinder ud af syne.
Alt i alt, så er det rationelle og meningsgivende punkter der gennemgås i bogen, og det er nok forskelligt hvor der er behov for at sætte ind.
I arbejdsbogen, som jeg efterfølgende har læst, tager den én igennem bogen punkt for punkt, så man har mulighed for at arbejde med de 7 punkter.
Man kan gøre det strategisk, ift. et specifikt mål man har, eller mere overordnet.
Først i arbejdsbogen findes en tjekliste der tydeliggør hvor meget fokus man har på de enkelte punkter, og det er et ret godt redskab for, hvor man måske skal sætte ind. Hvilket stemmer godt overens med den opfattelse jeg har af mine udfordringer lige nu.
Da jeg læste arbejdsbogen fra biblioteket, har jeg nu bestilt den, så jeg kan se hvor langt den tager mig, i mit eget arbejde med, at opbygge gode vaner, og jeg har den desuden i tankerne ift. mine studerende, som af og til kan slæbe rundt på dårlige vaner, især ift. hvor meget fokus deres uddannelse skal have eller ikke have, planlægning af deres tid, hvad er vigtigt, hvad er ikke osv.
Bogen er opbygget omkring de 7 vaner, eller principper, og beskriver grundigt baggrunden for hver enkelt vane/byggesten, med eksemplificeringer mv.
De 7 vaner er som følger:
Vane 1. Vær proaktiv. Tag initiativ, hold løfter, tag dit ansvar og påvirk resultaterne i en positiv retning. (Be proactive)
Vane 2. Begynd med slutningen. (Begin with the ending i mind)
Vane 3. Gør det første først. (First things first)
Vane 4. Tænk win-win. (Think Win/win)
Vane 5. Søg først at forstå - dernæst at blive forstået. (Seek to understand, then to be understood).
Vane 6. Skab synergi. (Create synergi)
Vane 7. Slib saven
Alle syv vaner, (som lyder bedre på engelsk) er omtalt som universelle principper. Alle 7 hænger sammen, men de første 3 er præsenteret som personlige egenskaber der vil gøre de næste 3, som er interpersonelle egenskaber, lettere opnåelige. Den sidste og 7ende handler om, at optimere situationen (work smart, not hard).
Jeg vil, for min egen skyld herunder, beskrive pointer og to-do ift. hver enkelt princip:
1. Udarbejd din personlige ”Mission statement”.
Hvad er væsentligt for dig?
2. Begynd med slutningen.
Hvad er målsætningen. Hvad vil du opnå. Hvor vil du ende? Man kan ikke reagere formålstjeneligt uden et mål, så målet skal være defineret inden påbegyndelse. Brug tid på at finde ud af, hvor du vil hen, hvorfor og hvordan.
3. Gør det første, først. (First things first).
Gå efter målet – og følg strategien, fokusér på det væsentlige frem for på hastesager og definér målrettede aktiviteter.
Man kan dele alle gøremål op i 4 typer af aktiviteter baseret på hvor meget de haster, og hvor vigtige de er. Opsat i kvadranter er det
Haster, Vigtig: K1
Kriser, presserende problemer, deadlines
Haster ikke, Vigtig: K2
Forebyggelse, relationsopbygning, registrering af nye muligheder, planlægning, rekreative aktiviteter
Haster, Ikke vigtig: K3
En del: Afbrydelser, opkald, mails, rapporter, møder, populære aktiviteter mv
Haster ikke, Ikke vigtig: K4
Almindeligheder, travlhed, visse: mails, møder, tidsspilde, behagelige aktiviteter
De vigtigste opgaver vi har som mennesker er typisk i kategorien ”haster ikke”, og bliver dermed udmanøvreret af både vigtige opgaver der haster og ikke vigtige opgaver der haster, og man kan have en tendens til at udføre en masse opgaver fra ikke vigtig og haster ikke, fordi de er lettere at gå til. Ved at blive bevidst om dette, er det lettere at prioritere de vigtige opgaver der ikke haster, men som er betydningsfulde. Det kan fx være at skabe de menneskelige relationer der er af stor betydning for os, men som kan drukne i dagligdagsaktiviteter. Eller udviklingsarbejde der skal føre til kommende produkter og ydelser, men som forsvinder i dagligdagens brandslukningsaktiviteter og emailbesvarelser.
4. Indstil dig på altid at arbejde mod win-win løsninger.
Man oplever størst synergi ved at tænke win/win og ved at lede efter det gode i andre mennesker.
5. Start med at lytte og forstå andres synspunkter. Derefter kan du selv ytre, hvis der er behov for det. Men i det forhold hvor andre føler sig set og hørt, opnår man større gennemslagskraft når man selv taler. Derfor lyt! Glem dig selv. Glem egne oplevelser og erfaringer og vær tilstede i nuet og udfør empatisk lytning.
6. At skabe synergi handler om at værdsætte forskellighed, at udnytte forskellige kompetencer, at samarbejde om beslutninger og problemløsning, at skab større kreativitet, udvikl innovative løsninger og derigennem skabe synergi.
To do:
1. Tænk på et menneske du tit er uenig med. Dette menneske er en værdifuld kilde til indsigt. Hvordan vil dette menneske kunne bidrage med nyt ift. opgaver du arbejder med?
2. Lav en liste over menneske du finder irriterende. Disse mennesker vil kunne bidrage med et helt andet syn på områder du arbejder med.
3. Tænk på en person som vil kunne bidrage med indsigt til en situation du er i. Spørg personen hvordan denne ville gribe området an.
7. Slib saven handler om at holde sig i balance og udvikle sig på de 4 områder: Krop, hjerne, hjerte og sjæl.
Dette gøres ved at være interesseret i at vedligeholde krop og sind. Motionere, spise ordentligt og sove. Have strategier der håndterer stress. Være interesseret i verden omkring sig: Læse bøger og holde sig opdateret på fagområder, men også områder hvor tingene forandrer sig. Det skal planlægges og lægges i system, så det ikke forsvinder ud af syne.
Alt i alt, så er det rationelle og meningsgivende punkter der gennemgås i bogen, og det er nok forskelligt hvor der er behov for at sætte ind.
I arbejdsbogen, som jeg efterfølgende har læst, tager den én igennem bogen punkt for punkt, så man har mulighed for at arbejde med de 7 punkter.
Man kan gøre det strategisk, ift. et specifikt mål man har, eller mere overordnet.
Først i arbejdsbogen findes en tjekliste der tydeliggør hvor meget fokus man har på de enkelte punkter, og det er et ret godt redskab for, hvor man måske skal sætte ind. Hvilket stemmer godt overens med den opfattelse jeg har af mine udfordringer lige nu.
Da jeg læste arbejdsbogen fra biblioteket, har jeg nu bestilt den, så jeg kan se hvor langt den tager mig, i mit eget arbejde med, at opbygge gode vaner, og jeg har den desuden i tankerne ift. mine studerende, som af og til kan slæbe rundt på dårlige vaner, især ift. hvor meget fokus deres uddannelse skal have eller ikke have, planlægning af deres tid, hvad er vigtigt, hvad er ikke osv.
August 7, 2016
Yeah, I didn't get too much out of it. It wasn't bad, but it's the sort of thing I found myself skimming more than reading.
He thinks modern self-help literature should focus more on building up a person's character, and that is the crucial foundation. Based on that, his seven habits are: 1) be proactive, 2) begin with the end in mind, 3) put first things first (so you work towards it instead of getting bogged down in day-to-day details), 4) think win/win when dealing with others (which means you have to be able to walk away from a deal), 5) seek first to understand and then be understood, 6) synergize, and 7) sharpen the saw.
He thinks modern self-help literature should focus more on building up a person's character, and that is the crucial foundation. Based on that, his seven habits are: 1) be proactive, 2) begin with the end in mind, 3) put first things first (so you work towards it instead of getting bogged down in day-to-day details), 4) think win/win when dealing with others (which means you have to be able to walk away from a deal), 5) seek first to understand and then be understood, 6) synergize, and 7) sharpen the saw.
December 12, 2015
The book is a workbook for the original title of the same. It is not a book to read as clearly stated, it is a book to write not to read. The mistake that I made is not to work on it in the same time that I read the book so I had to read the book again to follow it up with the workbook and it was not a waste of time. The workshop enforces the information in the book, Highly recommended. Stephen Coven is clearly a great author.
December 1, 2011
spoiler alert! This book talks about the the habits that people have and the different ways people look at the world. He gives you recommendations on how to improve your outlook on like and gives many stories and examples of these things throughout the book. There was no climax or incident in this book just a lot of intersting facts and stories.
July 27, 2015
hmmmmmm... rubbish self-help book, enough said. There are certain points that are sound for people who are always working in the 'crisis' mode but I believe you don't really need to complete a workbook like this to become a 'highly effective person'. The contents are highly generalised and have no actual value to anyone whatsoever unless you don't possess common senses.
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February 19, 2024I didn’t realize till a little half way that this wasn’t the actual book but the workout because of that i won’t rate it, because this whole time i was reading the actual book not working on the workbook…I do recommend the book but for a person like me who needs visuals to learn and hands on, it wasn’t 100% helpful to me…
June 30, 2015
Some interesting thoughts, although it is all fairly basic and somewhat obvious, perhaps because these things have been written about so many times. I found the last 2 habits completely redundant, and generally found the second half of the book much less polished and worthwhile than the first.
January 23, 2015
Loved the reminder of the 7 habits, this is a keeper to go back years later as a refresher.
July 28, 2015
Fantastic book!
November 25, 2019
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August 30, 2023
drake is rupi kaur & self help books are astrology fordudes.
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