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on September 18, 2016
This book is great and one of the classics. I would give it 5 stars if it is better proofed. There are mentioned a few times in the book that there is an appendix for more information about the topics, but there is no appendix in the Kindle version, even with full text search I couldn't find it. It might be that the appendix is removed in this version or it was not properly edited. Either way is a confusing, hope this will be fixed with an update but not a new edition.
on October 9, 2016
I read a lot of non fiction books and this one is by far one of the best I've read in a very long time! The 7 habits can be applied in our everyday life to make it meaningful and worth living! It's not a book you just read and go on with, it's the kind of book you keep along and re-read over and over again to make sure you are progressing!
on April 12, 2017
One of the best classic books you will ever read. It can be applied to any goal you want to read in any area: child rearing, business, financial goals, spiritual/ self improvement goals. No brainer. Required reading for anyone that has any goals in life.
on March 28, 2017
There really not much left to say here. If you are thinking about buying this book, just do it. You will find information in here that is applicable to your life and Covey relates well to his readers. I'm honestly surprised your still reading this review.
on April 14, 2009
First of all, I'm not a scholar or a gifted person. I'm a family man who loves his wife and children and is looking to be a little better. I'm from a middle income family. My parents both worked and did the best they knew to do. What I didn't get or didn't have enough sense to learn is the 7 habits listed in this book. I got some of them but not all or didn't get them in a format that I could recognize. So take this review for it is - free advice, sometimes free is good, sometimes it's not.
As we get older we get introspective or at least I have. You start asking what you have done right, what you have done wrong and what you can do to make your life and your families' life better. That's where this book helps. I've read this book well over a dozen times. I listen to the audio version, on a regular basis, and diligently work to apply these principles in my life. The 7 habits Dr. Covey lists are core principles that envelope life. If you follow these principles everyday then you will find a better life. Most people, I've noticed, are always looking for peace and these principles, if applied, can give some peace. Now some readers will immediately scoff that this book can bring you peace and the only book, that can do that is the bible. I agree with that as well but the 7 habits are biblically based. However, they come in an easy to read format. They're life lessons that if everyone followed it would benefit all of us, just like the bible. It provides a structured approach to all of life's problems and / or situations. Now, I'm not saying this is the greatest written book of all time and it doesn't approach the magnitude of the bible. What I am saying is the principles, if applied, will change your life.
Like I said above, take my advice for what it is, free. I'm someone who's tried to look inside and didn't always like what he saw. So I looked elsewhere for guidance and this is one of the best that I've found.
As we get older we get introspective or at least I have. You start asking what you have done right, what you have done wrong and what you can do to make your life and your families' life better. That's where this book helps. I've read this book well over a dozen times. I listen to the audio version, on a regular basis, and diligently work to apply these principles in my life. The 7 habits Dr. Covey lists are core principles that envelope life. If you follow these principles everyday then you will find a better life. Most people, I've noticed, are always looking for peace and these principles, if applied, can give some peace. Now some readers will immediately scoff that this book can bring you peace and the only book, that can do that is the bible. I agree with that as well but the 7 habits are biblically based. However, they come in an easy to read format. They're life lessons that if everyone followed it would benefit all of us, just like the bible. It provides a structured approach to all of life's problems and / or situations. Now, I'm not saying this is the greatest written book of all time and it doesn't approach the magnitude of the bible. What I am saying is the principles, if applied, will change your life.
Like I said above, take my advice for what it is, free. I'm someone who's tried to look inside and didn't always like what he saw. So I looked elsewhere for guidance and this is one of the best that I've found.
on April 4, 2017
I can assure you with this book in each chapter there has been something I have taken and having implemented I am already noticing the effects that I am sure will only become more prominent from here. It’s a book that I will with out a doubt re-read, as its principles it shares are timeless.
Listen and read the full review at The Hidden Why dot com. Leigh Martinuzzi - The Hidden Why Guy
Listen and read the full review at The Hidden Why dot com. Leigh Martinuzzi - The Hidden Why Guy
on July 12, 2013
What a fantastic read. I highly suggest this book to anyone regardless of whether or not you think you could benefit from such a read. This book contains many powerful lessons in regard to personal change and human development. This is an inspirational and educational book that gives the reader principles and habits that can be used on a daily basis to help any individual become a more successful person in the business world and have a much more productive lifestyle. This book has a large quantity of motivational quotes from scholars all over the world. Anyone could benefit from learning more about one of the following principles.
1 - "Be proactive" - which is described as, human beings are responsible for our own lives and our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions (Covey, 1989).
2 - "Begin with the end in mind" - This is based on the principle that all things are created twice...there is a mental creation first and then a physical creation to all things (Covey, 1989).
3 - "Put first things first" - Which means to manage your life effectively - from a center of sound principles, morals, and knowledge of your personal missions.
4 - "Think win/win" - This habit focuses on seeing things from a mature and 3rd person perspective. Learn to see problems from other points of view and see how to solve them in the most effective manner.
5 - "Seek first to understand, then to be understood" - This habit focuses on how to be an effective listener and use empathy while communicating with others.
6 - "Synergize" - This habit is, "effectiveness in an interdependent reality - it is teamwork, teambuilding, the development of unity and creativity with other human beings" (Covey, 1989).
7 - "Sharpen the saw" - This habit is "preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have - you...It is renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional" (Covey, 1989).
1 - "Be proactive" - which is described as, human beings are responsible for our own lives and our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions (Covey, 1989).
2 - "Begin with the end in mind" - This is based on the principle that all things are created twice...there is a mental creation first and then a physical creation to all things (Covey, 1989).
3 - "Put first things first" - Which means to manage your life effectively - from a center of sound principles, morals, and knowledge of your personal missions.
4 - "Think win/win" - This habit focuses on seeing things from a mature and 3rd person perspective. Learn to see problems from other points of view and see how to solve them in the most effective manner.
5 - "Seek first to understand, then to be understood" - This habit focuses on how to be an effective listener and use empathy while communicating with others.
6 - "Synergize" - This habit is, "effectiveness in an interdependent reality - it is teamwork, teambuilding, the development of unity and creativity with other human beings" (Covey, 1989).
7 - "Sharpen the saw" - This habit is "preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have - you...It is renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional" (Covey, 1989).
on April 19, 2017
I had to get this book for my college business class and I am so glad I actually read it! I planned on just skimming for what I needed for class but I ended up loving it and found it incredibly useful. I just finished it and am already re-reading it just to let it sink in even more. Its an easy read and very relate-able but extremely thought provoking.
on May 31, 2017
Read for a class, good book, but the "great" insights appear to be common sense to me. If being a good listener or putting yourself in another person's shoes are ideas you don't think about often then you may want to read this book, otherwise it's a good reminder that you have to work on yourself before you can work on anyone else.
