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In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity--principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 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. 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. 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. --Joan Price

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The late Skip LeFauve President, Saturn Corporation/General Motors Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People played a major role in the development of Saturn's operating systems and philosophy. Our commitment to quality and to our customers has its roots in The 7 Habits.

Ken M. Radziwanowski AT&T School of Business Picture someone going through the best experience they've ever had in terms of training -- that's what they say. People credit the 7 Habits with changing their lives, with getting back on track personally and professionally.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Free Press; Revised edition (November 9, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743269519
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743269513
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.44 inches

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Rollis Fontenot III

Hands down one of the best personal development books you will ever read

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2009

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This is a book you will want to read all the way through and then go back and work on each of the 7 habits individually. Dr. Covey is able to share the information in a practical way that can be applied to our personal life as well as family, business or any other relationships. The first 3 habits are personal and are part of the private victory, the next 3 habits deal with relationships and are part of the public victory. The last habit is self-renewal, the sharpening of the saw. There are so many nuggets of information in this book that you will find useful in your life. The concept of P/PC productivity, interdependency, emotional bank accounts, effective delegation and time management among others are covered in detail here. All the concepts and ideas presented in the book are based on sound principles and you will find that many of them find precedence in wisdom from the Bible. This book is a must-read in personal development and is one of my favorite books.

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Bryan Harvey

great book - one of the best

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2007

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Had a prof in college recommend this way back when... At the time i considered it fluff stuff and tossed it. This was during my master's program where anything that didn't talk about numbers would have seemed fluff.

Also... you may get the feeling of "common sense" as you read it. However... challenge yourself.... if you think it is common sense then the real question is.. "are you doing it" or "are you living it" or "do i i operate on principles or facade".

If you're not living it you either don't agree or you don't share the common sense you should be seeking to gain from these reads. I think most people wish to live by their principles and pursue a mission and vision in life of some meaning and substance.

As Covey points out.. he didn't invent this stuff... he just wrote about it. Glad he did and I am glad i picked this book many years later and read it again. Now that I own a software development company i have found this material to be a key aspect in what i am doing. After all... I went in business to escape the pressure of.... no wait.... said differently... I went into business to gain the freedom to run and promote a principle based company. This, when done from the inside out, makes for a much more honest and effective company.

Shy a little away from a focus on efficiency and look at becoming highly effective with all you do. To get the most out of this I suggest reading it as though you're going teach it (Covey suggested that too). I did read it for reason as I promoted this book within the company to my partner and board of directors.

Bottom line... one of the best I have read to make a difference in my business. I have literally read hundreds!

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Geoff Puterbaugh

Ayn Rand vs. Stephen Covey

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2009

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Stephen Covey's book is based on his philosophy. Most people hate the word and the idea, and it's hard to blame them, because professional philosophers became incoherent a long time ago. But, as they say, even people who don't think they have a philosophy have one in fact.

Ayn Rand's book, "Atlas Shrugged," is trying to become a best-seller nowadays. And she is a philosopher who does not deny the fact.

What drew me to compare them is that they are in "absolute agreement" about one phase of character development:

DEPENDENCE --> INDEPENDENCE

Time after time, Rand and Covey echo one another. When Covey writes of being "pro-active" (or "inner-directed"), Rand may be a little more precise in calling man a creature of volitional consciousness. But the idea is the same: we are NOT "determined" by genetics, or upbringing, or the environment. Between "stimulus" and "response" lies the human mind.

What I found a bit more interesting is where Covey and Rand part ways, apparently. Covey's model is:

DEPENDENCE --> INDEPENDENCE --> INTERDEPENDENCE

where it must be clearly understood that "interdependent" relationships are not parasitical. Ayn Rand can't go there. She gets stuck on "INDEPENDENCE" and winds up with a model where Everyman Is An Island. This might be why she seems to be incapable of describing everyday things like a happy marriage with children. Children are by their very nature dependent, and Ayn Rand apparently does not want to go there, any more than she wants to talk about equal partnerships.

The successful businessmen that I know all realize the immense value of joining forces and cooperation.

But that word "cooperation" takes us back to the basic conflict in all of human society: we cooperate AND we compete. How we manage to do both at the same time is a matter of a delicate balance.

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Matthew M. Howell

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2012

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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 friends. 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.

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Jon Boy

One of the best personal productivity books for business and personal life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2014

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One of the most famous and best selling business books and rightly so.

As it says in the title the book clearly states the top 7 things that successful people consistently do. It's very well written and therefore easy to read. The 7 habits are clearly explained with nice examples so that you can go away and start doing them.

The power of the book is in its simplicity, just follow the advise and you can make you business and personal life more fulfilling and rewarding - highly recommended.

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Do NOT recommend, appalling quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2021

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Very poor quality, the front 8 pages all ripped at the bind, front cover was packaged folded in half, discolouring on all pages, very damaged, used and grimey, not as advertised. On my account it nots the order is still 'dispatched' from 2 weeks ago. Do not recommend this seller at all.

Tara Scott

There are many self-help or improvement guides out there. ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2015

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There are many self-help or improvement guides out there. The simple writing and everyday examples really struck a chord with me.

gitu

kind of scared

Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2021

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okay so i’ve been wanting to read this book for the longest time so i got it used cause i don’t care if it’s new. the thing is, when i went to check if the book is nice and everything from the inside, this joker card with a hole in it was on the title page on the inside. that was super weird to me like what even is that?? i asked my friend and he said this was something that happened in bat man and it’s basically joker putting me on his hit list. i’m scared

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Paula

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2014

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Fabulous!

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