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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Stephen R. Covey,

Jim Collins (Foreward, Contributor)

4.10 · Rating details · 455,265 ratings · 9,055 reviews

When Stephen Covey first released The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the book became an instant rage because people suddenly got up and took notice that their lives were headed off in the wrong direction; and more than that, they realized that there were so many simple things they could do in order to navigate their life correctly. This book was wonderful When Stephen Covey first released The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the book became an instant rage because people suddenly got up and took notice that their lives were headed off in the wrong direction; and more than that, they realized that there were so many simple things they could do in order to navigate their life correctly. This book was wonderful education for people, education in how to live life effectively and get closer to the ideal of being a ‘success’ in life.

But not everyone understands Stephen Covey’s model fully well, or maybe there are some people who haven’t read it yet. This is definitely true because we still see so much failure all around us. Now, I am not saying that by using Covey’s model, or anyone else’s model for that matter, you can become a sure-shot success, but at least we should have seen many more successes around us already judging by the number of copies the book has sold! So, where is the shortcoming?

There are two main problems here, and we are talking only about the people who have read the book already. The first problem is that most people are too lazy to implement the ideals of Stephen Covey in their lives. They consider his masterpiece of a book as a mere coffee-table book or a book that you use for light reading when you are traveling and then forget all about it. They do not realize that this book contains life-changing information. Or, they take the information and do not make the effort to actually utilize it so that it becomes knowledge for them.

The second problem is that a lot of people have a myopic view of Covey’s ideals. These are people who are impressed by the book already. If you ask them what the seven habits are, they can rattle them off end to end, but then they miss the larger picture. They do not understand that Covey was trying to tell more than he wrote in words. There are hidden implications in this book, yes, and a lot of people have just failed to see through them.

That is what we are trying to do. We are trying to show you how Covey’s book, or rather, his model, was a complete model in itself. There was nothing amiss about it. If you implement it, there should be no aspect of your life that should go untouched. The only thing is that you have to understand these ideals and try to implement them in your life.

But, before we barge into that area, it is extremely important to understand what these ideals are. What was the model that was propounded by Stephen Covey in his mega-famous book? We shall begin by trying to understand his model first, and then interpret it in such a way that it pertains to every aspect of our life ...more

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Published November 9th 2004 by Free Press (first published August 15th 1989)

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Sep 26, 2019 Andreea rated it it was amazing

“The 7 habits of highly effective people”, sau, tradusă, “Cele 7 deprinderi ale persoanelor eficace” este o altă lectură foarte promovată de oamenii pe care eu îi urmăresc cu drag în social media. Publicată în 1989, an încărcat pe plan european cu evenimente istorice definitorii, această carte prezintă foarte în detaliu 7 ‘deprinderi’ care, odată adoptate și practicate cu seriozitate, oferă eficacitatea care precedă succesul pe toate planurile.
Pe lângă obiceiurile anunțate din titlu, Stephen R. “The 7 habits of highly effective people”, sau, tradusă, “Cele 7 deprinderi ale persoanelor eficace” este o altă lectură foarte promovată de oamenii pe care eu îi urmăresc cu drag în social media. Publicată în 1989, an încărcat pe plan european cu evenimente istorice definitorii, această carte prezintă foarte în detaliu 7 ‘deprinderi’ care, odată adoptate și practicate cu seriozitate, oferă eficacitatea care precedă succesul pe toate planurile.
Pe lângă obiceiurile anunțate din titlu, Stephen R. Covey face referire la câteva paradigme și principii, pe care eu le găsesc foarte importante în dezvoltatea înțelegerii noastre asupra lumii și modului de a acționa al oamenilor.
‘Oglinda socială’- The social mirror- reprezintă modul în care vedem propria imagine, nu așa cum este în realitate, ci raportată la paradigmele din societatea curentă, precum și la opiniile și percepțiile pe care ceilalți le au despre noi. Prin urmare, imaginea pe care o avem despre noi este de multe ori dezarticulată, disproporționată, mai degrabă o proiecție decât o reflexie.
Cele 3 hărți sociale - Determinismul genetic, care implică faptul că trăsăturile nastre de caracter sunt moștenite de la bunici (sunt date mai departe din moși-strămoși). Determinism psihic, teoria conform căreia creșterea și experiențele din copilărie au avut rol formator în caracterul și ‘felul nostru de a fi’. Determinismul de mediu, care afirmă că o forță externă- cineva sau ceva independent de noi- determină modul în care acționăm și reacționăm la anumite situații.
Diferența dintre cercul de influență vs. cercul de îngrijorare - Cercul de influență reprezintă aria de situații/lucruri/evenimente asupra cărora avem puterea de a acționa direct. Cercul de îngrijorare este multutudinea de elemente care au atenția noastră, la care reacționăm, dar asupra cărora nu avem nicio influență sau interacțiune directă.
Așadar, cele 7 ’habits’ sunt:
1. Fii proactiv
2. Începe cu gândul la final
3. Pune prioritățile pe primul loc
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4. Gândește câștig/câștig
5. Încearcă mai întâi să înțelegi și apoi să fii înțeles
6. Acționează în sinergie
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7. Ascute fierăstrăul ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Alex Vandra rated it liked it

Toata informatia poate fi gasita in carti mai recente, mai bine sintetizata, mai succint si cu exemple mai actuale.

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Apr 28, 2016 Cristian rated it really liked it

Chiar dacă nu am probleme cu timpul, oricum unele lucruri utile au fost citite aici.

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Aug 05, 2018 Vincze Andrada rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: psychology, life-lessons

"În ultimă instanță, comunicăm mult mai elocvent prin ceea ce suntem decât prin ceea ce spunem sau facem."

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Nov 26, 2018 Ciprian Dragut rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Merita citita de orice persoana pasionata de productivitate.
Mi-a placut faptul ca autorul pune accent pe caracter si nu pe actiuni exterioare.

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Jan 07, 2019 Lilia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Este cea mai faina carte de dezvoltare personala pe care am citit-o. Autorul nu da solutii superficiale ci unele care tin de dezvoltarea caracterului, "dinauntru - in afara".
"Nu se poate excela in lumea aceasta fara a trai o viata morala" (David Starr Jordan) este un fir rosu care trece prin carte de la un capat la celalalt! Daca vreti sa va apucati serios de treaba, o recomand cu drag.

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Apr 04, 2017 Bianca Roxana added it · review of another edition

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Cartea are ca public țintă pe cei din domeniul afacerilor, ci este o carte pentru orice domeniu. Cele 7 deprinderi are persoanelor eficace o recomand tututor celor care vor să afle secretele din spatele unor oameni de succes. Nu trebuie să lucrezi doar în afaceri pentru a aplica toate cele 7 deprinderi. Trebuie să îți dorești să „ascuți fierăstrăul” în fiecare zi.

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Stephen Richards Covey was the author of the best-selling book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Other books he wrote include "First Things First", "Principle-Centered Leadership", and "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families". In 2004, Covey released "The 8th Habit". In 2008, Covey released "The Leader In Me—How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One ...more