Praise for The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey "Stephen Covey ha... more Praise for The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey "Stephen Covey has written a remarkable book about the human condition, so el-egantly written, so understanding of our embedded concerns, so useful for our or-ganizational and personal lives, that it's ...
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out ... more The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out book. The beginning of the book teaches everything one needs to know about the rest of the book. The seven habits are vital to be successful. Habits one, two, and three are have to deal with the physical, spiritual, and mental dimensions of a person which are centered on the principles of personal visions, leadership, and management. While habits four, five, and six deal with the emotional and social dimensions of a person that have to do with principles of leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation. Habit seven is a little different from the rest, and will be covered later in the paper. In Covey's overview of the seven habits, he defines what habits are. First, he puts an excellent quote by Aristotle at the top of the page; "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. 0 0 9 D This sets off the tone for his book, and goes on to write, "Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily express our character and produce our effectiveness ¦or ineffectiveness. 0 0 9 D Covey is saying that habits can either be good or bad, depending on what they are. They could be efficient and effective or useless and unproductive. What he wants to do is change peoples habits, or create new, more positive ones. It does not make sense to obtain a habit that is not effective in any way, nor does it make sense to keep a negative habit. The first habit described by Covey is, "Be Proactive. 0 0 9 D Proactive is defined as being anticipatory; acting in advance to deal with a specific difficulty. Being proactive means much more than just being prepared. One has to be responsible, take initiative, and not be affected by outer distractions. First, a person must have responsibility in order to be proactive. One cannot blame negative circumstances or conditions on another. Behavior and decisions must be made with conscious choice and values rather than just feelings and condition. Covey illustrates this very well on page 78 where he compares reactive and proactive. One example of a reactive statement is; There is nothing I can do. The proactive statement of the same feeling would be; Let's look at our alternatives. The difference of proactive and reactive is just the way one looks at things. Instead of being close-minded, one has to be optimistic and try to solve problems rather than just settling for second best. Covey's circle of concern and influence is another great way to demonstrate what being proactive really is. First, the Circle of Concern, which contains a wide range of concern from one physical health to nuclear holocaust. Next, one has to differentiate their concerns that they could do something about, and the ones that they cannot. This is where the Circle of Influence comes in. It is a smaller circle put inside of the original Circle of Concern. All of the concerns that one has control over goes inside the Circle of Influence, and comes out of the Circle of Concern. The goal for a proactive person is to stretch the Circle of Influence so that it takes up most of the original circle. Proactive people work on things that they could do something about rather than worrying about thing that they could do nothing about. Doing this will increase the Circle of Influence, and diminish the concerns. The second habit is, "Begin with the End in Mind. 0 0 9 D Covey is very clear right from the start. He is describing a funeral, and when you reach the casket and look inside, the person is you. He then describes four people who go to the altar and speak about you: a family member, a friend, a person from work, and someone from a community organization where you were involved in. Covey then asks you to think deep; what would you want these people to say about you? This is the foundation of what the second habit is about. This is a very broad sense of the term; one could use this habit with many other little events throughout a shorter course of time. Covey offers a few thoughts on how to pursue this habit; creating a personal mission statement is one of them. This is a great way to write down what one really wants in life. It focuses on what one wants to be and to do in life. By creating this mission statement you will set goals for your self, and get a grasp on what you really want in life. This mission statement is not a list of goals per say, it is a list of how you
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out ... more The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out book. The beginning of the book teaches everything one needs to know about the rest of the book. The seven habits are vital to be successful. Habits one, two, and three are have to deal with the physical, spiritual, and mental dimensions of a person which are centered on the principles of personal visions, leadership, and management. While habits four, five, and six deal with the emotional and social dimensions of a person that have to do with principles of leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation. Habit seven is a little different from the rest, and will be covered later in the paper.
Praise for The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey "Stephen Covey ha... more Praise for The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey "Stephen Covey has written a remarkable book about the human condition, so el-egantly written, so understanding of our embedded concerns, so useful for our or-ganizational and personal lives, that it's ...
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out ... more The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out book. The beginning of the book teaches everything one needs to know about the rest of the book. The seven habits are vital to be successful. Habits one, two, and three are have to deal with the physical, spiritual, and mental dimensions of a person which are centered on the principles of personal visions, leadership, and management. While habits four, five, and six deal with the emotional and social dimensions of a person that have to do with principles of leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation. Habit seven is a little different from the rest, and will be covered later in the paper. In Covey's overview of the seven habits, he defines what habits are. First, he puts an excellent quote by Aristotle at the top of the page; "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. 0 0 9 D This sets off the tone for his book, and goes on to write, "Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily express our character and produce our effectiveness ¦or ineffectiveness. 0 0 9 D Covey is saying that habits can either be good or bad, depending on what they are. They could be efficient and effective or useless and unproductive. What he wants to do is change peoples habits, or create new, more positive ones. It does not make sense to obtain a habit that is not effective in any way, nor does it make sense to keep a negative habit. The first habit described by Covey is, "Be Proactive. 0 0 9 D Proactive is defined as being anticipatory; acting in advance to deal with a specific difficulty. Being proactive means much more than just being prepared. One has to be responsible, take initiative, and not be affected by outer distractions. First, a person must have responsibility in order to be proactive. One cannot blame negative circumstances or conditions on another. Behavior and decisions must be made with conscious choice and values rather than just feelings and condition. Covey illustrates this very well on page 78 where he compares reactive and proactive. One example of a reactive statement is; There is nothing I can do. The proactive statement of the same feeling would be; Let's look at our alternatives. The difference of proactive and reactive is just the way one looks at things. Instead of being close-minded, one has to be optimistic and try to solve problems rather than just settling for second best. Covey's circle of concern and influence is another great way to demonstrate what being proactive really is. First, the Circle of Concern, which contains a wide range of concern from one physical health to nuclear holocaust. Next, one has to differentiate their concerns that they could do something about, and the ones that they cannot. This is where the Circle of Influence comes in. It is a smaller circle put inside of the original Circle of Concern. All of the concerns that one has control over goes inside the Circle of Influence, and comes out of the Circle of Concern. The goal for a proactive person is to stretch the Circle of Influence so that it takes up most of the original circle. Proactive people work on things that they could do something about rather than worrying about thing that they could do nothing about. Doing this will increase the Circle of Influence, and diminish the concerns. The second habit is, "Begin with the End in Mind. 0 0 9 D Covey is very clear right from the start. He is describing a funeral, and when you reach the casket and look inside, the person is you. He then describes four people who go to the altar and speak about you: a family member, a friend, a person from work, and someone from a community organization where you were involved in. Covey then asks you to think deep; what would you want these people to say about you? This is the foundation of what the second habit is about. This is a very broad sense of the term; one could use this habit with many other little events throughout a shorter course of time. Covey offers a few thoughts on how to pursue this habit; creating a personal mission statement is one of them. This is a great way to write down what one really wants in life. It focuses on what one wants to be and to do in life. By creating this mission statement you will set goals for your self, and get a grasp on what you really want in life. This mission statement is not a list of goals per say, it is a list of how you
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out ... more The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a well organized and thought out book. The beginning of the book teaches everything one needs to know about the rest of the book. The seven habits are vital to be successful. Habits one, two, and three are have to deal with the physical, spiritual, and mental dimensions of a person which are centered on the principles of personal visions, leadership, and management. While habits four, five, and six deal with the emotional and social dimensions of a person that have to do with principles of leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation. Habit seven is a little different from the rest, and will be covered later in the paper.
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