The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

[johnw654]

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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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[Christopher]

Paradigm Shift? *giggles uncontrollably*

The Dilbert cartoons favourite word

Work smarter not harder!

[Paulisacretin]

Want to be rich? Powerful? Have beautiful women at your beck and call? Then make a bundle by writing an enthusiastic self-improvement book that guides other people towards your success. Who needs to actually have smartened their way to the top of a global business, when they could just write a book acting like they did?

Thanks John, your highly effective tips have helped me ace my way through the ranks at my office. I now actually own the company, thats to the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It was so easy, and now I dont get up for less than $10,000!

[Amethyst]

Meh, I've tried this. But when you've looked at the world a certain way pretty much since birth, it's pretty hard to change.

[Fiddelysquat]

My dad reads those books and is constantly badgering me to try them. You can always tell which one he's reading because he'll use the stupid catch phrase in the title for about a week or so.

I'm very glad he's over his "Eat That Frog" faze. Drove me bonkers.

[Asthaloth]

I sincerly doubt a book contains the means to my ends.

Except maybe "how to make a Phylactory with the things in your home"
That would help.

[Lillie]

My mother bought me The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens a long time ago. I think she was trying to say something.

Anyway, most of the things it says is common sense (i.e. be proactive, have goals, prioritise, think win-win, listen to other people, synergise and relax). There are a couple of sweet comics in there, too. But I actually do like the book, although the adults' one would probably bore me to death.

[_jaye_]

Most of the things are most likely easier said than to be done.

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[Kugetsu]

Not my type of thing.

These kind of books annoy me. Who's to say what makes a person more effective, and if effective is actually better?

I'm sure I'm fine the way I am, which is probably a lie, but it makes me feel better.

(but as was mentioned, most of this is common sense anyway)

[brenton]

I have no business reading these books, i can make my own success my own way, why should some other fuddy-duddy tell me how?