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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 03, 2019 Seda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: çok-sevilenler, tekrar-okunacaklar

Bu eserin en büyük talihsizliği, sıradan bir kişisel gelişim kitabını andıran ismi.

İçi boşaltılmış şekliyle anladığımız kişisel gelişim kitaplarıyla ilgisi yok oysa; özünü Tanrı'dan, doğal yasalardan ve insanlık onurundan alan bir hayat kılavuzu.

Daha önce okumuş fakat hakkını verememiştim, bu sefer ders çalışır gibi altını çize çize, not tutarak okudum. Tekrar tekrar okuyacağımı düşünüyorum.

Kitabı özel yapan şu: İnsanlara ve hayata karşı günü kurtaracak göstermelik tutumlar üzerinde değil, ...more

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Sep 21, 2017 Ali Öztürk rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Hayatıma gerçekten değer katan başarılı bir kişisel gelişim kitabı

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

Kisisel gelisime karsi pesin hukumleri olmayanlarin bu kitabi okumaktan memnun olabilecegini dusunuyorum.

Boyle kitaplarda belirtilen ozellikleri icsellestirmek elbette kitap okumaktan cok daha fazla emek gerektiriyor. Ancak bazi seylerin farkinda olmanin ya da en azindan degisme fikrine acik olmanin da onemli olduguna inaniyorum. Bu nedenle bu kitaplari okunabilir buluyorum.

Yazar unlu biriymis hatta bu kitabi da cok unluymus. Kitap o kadar iyi mi degerlendirecek bir durumum yok ama hem fikirleri ...more

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Aug 13, 2017 Serdar rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: meb-öneri

Küçümseyerek başladım kişisel gelişim tarzında bir kitap diye. MEB önermişti bu yaz semineri için. Eleştirmek için başladım ama öyle olmadı. Kendini çok tekrar eden bir kitap olsa da bütünlüğü var kendi içinde. Düşününce yeni bir şey yok içinde belki ama hatırlatmalar var. Konu önemliyse hatırlatma yeni bir şey dinlemekle aynı değerdedir.

Acil ile önemli arasındaki fark konusunda bu kadar düşünmemiştim. Acil işlerle uğraşmaktan önemli işlere çok belki de hiç vakit ayırmıyoruz. Yaptığında ...more

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Oct 28, 2017 Selin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Üniversitede liderlik dersinde okuduğumuz ancak benim için ders kitabı olmaktan çıkmış, defalarca okuduğum başucu kitabım haline gelmiş oldukça etkili bir kitap. İçindeki maddeler çeşitli öykülerle ve örneklerle destekleniyor. Madde madde ilerleyen kişisel gelişim kitaplarından hiç haz etmesem de kitabın kurgusu kendini diğer kişisel gelişim kitaplarından ayırıyor.

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May 23, 2017 Kahraman KURT rated it liked it · review of another edition

Biraz inanç kalıntıları taşısa da okumanızı tavsiye ederim.
-Sorunlarımız ve karşı başlığımız zorluklar için bizden başka herkesi ve her şeyi suçlamak normal görülebilir ve acıyı geçici olarak hafifletebilir, ama bir yandan da bizi aynı sorunlara mahkum eder. Kendi koşullarını kabullenip sorumluluğunu üstlenecek kadar alçak gönüllü ve bu zorluklar arasından sıyrılıp yaratıcı bir çözüm bulmak için gereken inisiyatifi ele alacak kadar yürekli birini gösterin bana, ben de size seçim yapmanın üstün ...more

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Dec 01, 2018 Esat Korgali rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Kesinlikle okunması gereken, hayatınızı değiştirebilecek kitaplardan

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Aug 25, 2017 Figen added it · review of another edition

çok güzel bir kıtap bölümleri ders gibi hazırlanabilir. aklımda paradigma değişmesi ve sinerji var.

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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