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The way Covey presents meditation makes an otherwise daunting practice seem approachable and doable. The author frames meditation as being another form of exercise, balance, and self-renewal, not as something reserved for mystics and yogis. After reading the chapter, it is easy to see how and why meditation can be incorporated into a regular regime of self-improvement. Not being so familiar with practicing meditation, I realized that the act involves little more than self-discipline, which is in itself a valuable habit to cultivate.
The next essential component of sharpening the saw is to develop healthy interpersonal relationships. I found this portion of Covey's chapter to be the most inspiring of all of them because how difficult interpersonal relationships can be. To sharpen the saw in the social arena, we need to reexamine some of Covey's other principles, mainly being proactive in our conversations and interactions. For example, instead of arguing and calling another person names, we can examine acknowledge feeling angry without having an outburst. Covey notes that emotions play a major role in our social interactions. Some of the most avoidable conflicts are those that stem from bruised egos and other situations in which one person has the power and potential to extricate themselves in order to promote peace. In fact, the social arena is where we can apply all the other habits and immediately reap the benefits. Being proactive and...
Because the chapter summarizes much of the wisdom contained in prior chapters, I found it to almost serve as a summary. Also, I appreciated the way that the author placed spirituality in perspective, as an essential component for healthy, effective living. Relating to others and to ourselves involves a set of practices, behaviors, attitudes, and value changes.
On the other hand, I think that Covey's book is ultimately a stepping stone. While the advice he gives is clear, easy to understand, common sense-driven, and meaningful to most people, I also feel that the book is a little thin in places. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a book that can open readers to other books or practices in areas of their choice. For example, if I was inspired to exercise more, I might decide to take up a martial art. The martial art would in turn give me the mental and emotional discipline as well as spiritual focus that I needed to become what Covey calls a "highly effective person." The principles of balanced self-renewal imply that all readers need to discover for themselves how and where to make essential life changes.
Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey analyzes the deep-rooted character traits that define a genuinely successful human being. As opposed to the personality ethic, which consists of superficial manipulative motives and offers only short-term success, Covey investigates the character ethic -- a paradigm of living which ensures long-term success by forcing a person to live by universal, enduring principles of goodness which cannot be faked. Habit 1: Be Proactive "Between
" Independent will is defined by Covey as "the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act, rather than be acted upon" (148). This goes back to Covey's original principle regarding being proactive. While the ideas of being proactive and prioritizing are widely accepted as essential parts of effective management, where Covey seems to go off track a bit in
The news stories coming out of this effort read like a "who's who" of caring organizations. Headlines read: "Elementary School raises money for Katrina," "Church holds fundraiser for survivors," "Sports team aids victims," "Fortune 500 lends aide to cause," "local residents help Katrina victims." Of course, in any situation such as this, nothing is truly black and white. There are many groups that are helping out not only due to
Our patrons pay a decent fee to play and become members in our course, and they deserve to be treated with principles and integrity, in fact, I am sure many of them expect it. People are at the heart of our concern and without them none of us would survive, and so, they should be at the forefront of our management philosophy. Perhaps the most important aspect of these Seven
Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey was born in 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah; he has his undergraduate degree (in business administration) from the University of Utah, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a Doctorate in Religious Education from Brigham Young University. (Covey is a practicing Mormon). He is currently a professor in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
Book Review of - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People- Stephen R. Covey Overview of the content Author: Stephen R. Covey Title: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Publisher: Free Press Place: New York Date of Publication: 1988 Number of Pages: 381 Covey’s work on self-improvement titled ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ is grounded in the author’s view that one’s worldview is wholly based on individual assessments. For altering any situation, there is a