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Rating:  - This book has changed my life
I am somewhat cynical about self-help books but this book really has made a change in my life. In response to previous negative comments: 1. I am extremely sensative to books that get religious and I was not bothered once with this one - I am not religious at all. The only reference to religion may be to wise sayings that apply to becomming successful. 2. The book has been called simplistic - the concepts are simple but profound. If we could only follow the simple ideas this world would be an amazing and happy place. The simple concepts are sometimes the most important. 3. Covey does use old ideas in his book but he presents them in a new way that is easy to understand. I was disappointed when I read books much older than 7-habbits that had the same basic ideas. What they lacked was an understandable way to implement change and a good and enthusiastic idea-weaver like Covey. 4. Comments attacking Covey's personal character have been made but I have not read anything that substantiates them. From the little that I know about him, he is a good and very successful person. Success is not measured by wealth and companies that you own - it is measured by what kind of a person you are. This book has changed me by making me think about the important things in my life. It also made me realize that I was hurting myself by doing things that were against what I believed to be right. This book holds the ideas to help me gain wisdom and success in my life. It is certainly my favorite book.
Rating: - What did I learn from this book?
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLYEFFECTIVE PEOPLE
BY STEPHEN R. COVEY
This is a good book that I learned a lot from Stephen R. Covey. He teaches me how to have a good relationship with my friends, family, and co-workers. Before I read this book, I didn't know those habits were so important in my life. I mean I never thinking about those points. After I read this book, I started to follow those points and my life really changes. I know I can control my life if I can exercise management in my life.
It is important to reread this book because it will talk to you in different ways at different stages in your life. I recommend the hardback addition, since it is definitely a keeper.
Our life is our responsibly. The definition of responsibility is "to be Reponses-Able". We are all able to respond. I realized how much I used to live the habits. I feel recharged after re-reading the book. This is one worth reading over and over to further reinforce the concepts.
I am so thankful that my teacher (Mr. Wolf) introduced me to this book. It's changed the way I see the world. It's helping me to realize my potential, and the potential of all around me. It's amazing! I can't recommend this book highly enough. Read it!
Rating: - This book has definitely changed my life for the better.
This is a book that has changed my life irrevocably and forever. It required great energy, patience and time to read, one with much meaning and very deep in content. In fact, after struggling through the first two Principles outlined in this book I found myself putting it away on the shelf. For nearly a year it sat there and I didn't pick it up again until I had another reason to. The second time around I could not put the book down and took prolific amounts of notes. The third time I read it I learned even more.This book is about self, about becoming the true you and living your life optimally. This is not a pep-rally or a psychological breakdown of "The 100 Top Tips to Boost Your Self-Esteem". The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is all about understanding where you can (should) be taking yourself in your life. The influence, the support, the understanding, the energy that Dr. Stephen Covey discusses comes from within yourself; it is not an external influence that fades as soon as the source is gone. You create it; you live it; it becomes you and you become it. These principles are not subject to the whims of others. You create yourself, you build upon yourself and you become an effective person in your life through learning to help yourself and others. You learn how to graduate from dependence to independence and then even further on to a higher level: interdependence all by looking deeply within yourself and following seven sound principles that are laid out in a very logical, rational and emotionally-sound manner. The principles behind Dr. Covey's ideas are based on faith in self, community and God. He helps you to understand the philosophy, "Love Me for Me." In The Seven Habits, Covey talks about the Personal Mission Statement. This is a project that you create, write, rewrite over and over until it describes the person you most want to be. Then you simply spend the rest of your life living those beliefs until you become that person. It is probably the easiest, yet most difficult thing you will ever do in your entire life. Why? Because you must devote your entire life, and energy to this task. How easy it is to become side-tracked and slide into old habits of comfort. But these old habits are the ones that you want to rewrite with new, better habits. This is a difficult road to follow. It is also, without a doubt the most rewarding activity you will ever do in your entire life. After all, the most rewarding things in life are often the most difficult.
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