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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. A review and summary of the book.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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A book review and summary of the best-selling work by Stephen Covey.
Rating: Highly recommended.
Stephen Covey’s book on personal development has been a bestseller worldwide for decades.
Mr. Covey would have been 81 years old this week, so to celebrate his birthday and his memory, here’s a summary of the key insights he shared.
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You are not your habits. Change your habits and you will change your life.
To change your habits, you must change the way you see the world.
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Be ProactiveHABIT ONE
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Be proactive.Use your uniquely human ability to differentiate what
is and is not within your control.
Then, take the initiative and focus ONLY on solving problems within your control.
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Begin with theEnd in Mind
HABIT TWO
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Begin with the end in mind.Prepare your personal mission statement by thinking,
“What will people say about me when I die?”
Live your life so the legacy you leave is one you have proactively chosen.
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Put First Things FirstHABIT THREE
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Put first things first.Don’t prioritize your schedule, schedule priorities.
Determine true priorities by categorizing daily activities as: • Important and urgent (food, shelter, transportation)
• Important, but not urgent (exercise, quality time with family)• Not Important, but feels urgent (email)
• Not important, but not urgent (TV)
Put First Things First
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Think Win-WinHABIT FOUR
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Think win-win.Cooperation is a fundamentally better strategy for life
and work than competition.
Replace a zero-sum mentality with a win-win mindset to achieve maximum success.
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Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
HABIT FIVE
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Seek first to understand, then to be understood.Listening is the most important communication skill.
Only once you truly understand the other person, can true communication begin.
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SynergizeHABIT SIX
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Synergize.The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Cooperate with others to achieve more successful outcomes than either of you can achieve alone.
Synergize
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Sharpen Your SawHABIT SEVEN
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Sharpen your saw.Take enough time to work on yourself–physically,
mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Effective living is directly proportional to the investment you make in yourself.
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