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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE is recognised as one of the most influential books ever written. In this seminal work, Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. Translated into thirty-four languages and with phenomenal sales, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE has been the key to the success of legions of business leaders and individuals the world over.

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK; Export edition (7 January 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1863500294
ISBN-13: 978-1863500296
ASIN: 1416502491
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 299 g
Customer Reviews: 5,667 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 86 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm.

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It's obvious why it's a classic - very useful and practical

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This is one of those classics, often referred to but in my case not as widely read. I bought it not because I was after a PowerBook to change my life but actually wanted to see what everyone goes on about and it was on kindle special list for the day so was relatively cheap & could justify it if I felt it was a lot of American hogwash.

Surprisingly, it was really good, and while it Is the quintessential "life improvement" book, it wasn't preachy and difficult to read with a lot of "consultant jargon". Based on Covey's decades long study of self-improvement and human character, this book is a straight forward & effective tool for getting your mind to set & achieve goals. A lot of these concepts we already know however reading them in this order with the relevant explanations helps to cement thoughts into concrete plans.

The book is broken down into sections by each habit. The 7 Habits are, as listed in the book: Habit 1: Be Proactive, Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind, Habit 3: Put First Things First, Habit 4: Think Win/Win, Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, Habit 6: Synergize, Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

The book was very well written, I would absolutely recommend it, it’s applicable to all aspects in life.

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Essential Covey.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2019

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For me, the 7 Habits are the essences but not the whole story. Each essence has its own implications if you're willing to consider them. Of course, considering without applying has limited value, and it's one of the easy-to-miss features of Covey's writing that he asks you to get up and do more than nod your head in agreement. Covey's writing endures in part because he doesn't try to make you an infant who is incapable of doing things for yourself, like so many self improvement books do nowadays. Covey reminds me to think deeply and authentically about what I want, because one day I'll be living with the consequences of it.

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Interesting read

Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2019

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I was pleasantly surprised this was based on principles and not actually habits such as exercising first thing in the morning and meditating. It is based on foundational things and laid out well. In the additional resources at the back, he mentions he normally teaches habits 4, 5 and 6 and then 1, 2, 3 - which makes me think - why not switch them around? It also wanders into the realm of forgiveness which I think is unnecessary in this context. Overall, there are things I am using in my life and will continue to do that I believe will enhance it. Although, I skipped over the areas and examples I felt weren't relevant

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Andrew Nestorovic

Great and highly practical insightful book

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2019

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Great and highly practical insightful book, lots of useful tips. Should be standard reading for all to learn and improve themselves, communication and relationships with others.

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A must read for anyone looking to grow

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2020

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This book has been less of a read and more of an ongoing life skills reference manual. It's the staple, "You must read this" for every up and coming manager I've worked with over the last 10 years and I suspect it will continue to be so for a very long time.

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Reviewed in Australia on 15 March 2019

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Grounding, and centering messages.
Needs to be read at least annually, sometimes more often, whenever you think that you know what you are doing.

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Alexey

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2019

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I like the structure that this book brings to your life. One of the favourite quotes: "Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way."

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Southern Lights Church

Life changing

Reviewed in Australia on 29 January 2019

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The principles explored in this book, are timely and applicable for any stage of life. Highly recommend this book.

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Keshav Agarwal

Life Transforming Book

Reviewed in India on 23 December 2017

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This is a life changing book and the best habit forming book. You must really have patience and concentration to read this book and to understand it completely.

"IF THIS REVIEW WAS HELPFUL, PLEASE CLICK ON THE HELPFUL" IT WILL DEFINITELY MOTIVATE ME TO POST MORE REVIEWS.

Author Stephen R Covey explain about how we see the world that is our paradigm.

And how is change in our paradigm can lead to a change in our positive mental attitude(PMA) and human and Public Relationship.

Author gives many stories to explain the concept very clearly.

He tells that we need to live a life of integrity, to contribute & make a difference in the world and raise to the greatness that lies within each one of us.

The Seven Habits are
1.Be Proactive.
2. Begin with the end in mind.
3. ‎Put First Things First.
4. ‎Think win win.
5. ‎First seek to understand, then to be understood.
6. ‎Synergize.
7. ‎Sharpen the saw.

Be Proactive:

It is about taking responsibility and initiatives
I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

Begin with the end in mind:

It means we need to have a goal for everything. It is a sort of vision. How we wish to see in every aspect of our life like with spouse, family,money,work,friend pleasure, enemy.

Put First Things First:
Author divides our entire time into 4 quadrants.
Important and urgent-Q1
Important and not urgent-Q2
Not important and urgent-Q3
Not important and not urgent-Q4.

Important are goals kept in the Habit 2.

Think win win

Author tells in every situation we need to think about the benefit of our self and others. how can a outcome be useful to all the partiers. It's innovative thinking.

First seek to understand, then to be understood:

Stephen presses on the issue that first we need to understand others their situation, feelings and thoughts then directly telling how we feel or what is our decision directly.

Most important of all the habits. It's most difficult to cultivate.

Synergize:

It means a whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
The essence of synergy is to value differences- to respect them,to build on strengths & to compensate for weakness.
Synergies everywhere in the nature.

Sharpen the saw.

It deals with the four aspects of life.
Physical, mental, social/emotional, spiritual.
It's about preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have.

It's a quadrant 2 activity.

Thank you.

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Mr. A. C. B. Ranatunga

misleading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2018

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I didn't like this book. I read it as an 18 year old medical student. I had so much on my plate at the time, that going by the title, i expected it to make my life easier.

Wrong! It appears to be (on the surface) a book on efficiency (which is what i read it for). I was desperately looking for short term, rapid solutions to my problems.

This book made me trawl through 400 pages of disjointed, badly written pseudo-science, philosophy & religion. Far from meeting my needs... it was positively misleading. It did not do, what it said on the cover. It ought to be reported to trading standards, for false advertising.

It should not be recommended to young people, who require 'substance', and help, at trying times in their lives.

The book, is a false beacon... and a waste of time. It may, or may not be well-intended... But for me, Covey is a false prophet, making money off naieve young people's problems & anxieties.

It could've been summarised in 10 pages... Am not impressed... and am actually bitterly disappointed.

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One habit to send dummy books. Amazon!!

Reviewed in India on 14 December 2017

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You sent me dummy copy. It's not an original version. It looks dull and old book. You can see the difference in quality of pages.

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Reviewed in the United States on 1 October 2018

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I finally decided to read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I had purchased it some time ago and recently determined that now was the time to read this self-help classic. What a COLOSSAL disappointment! I am amazed that this mediocrity is so popular. I found it to be little more than 1980s managerial balloon juice.

From “paradigm shift,” to “think Win/Win,” to (ugh) “synergy,” there is no empty self-help cliché left unturned. I should have stopped reading the first time I saw the word “synergy.” (I get countless “business proposals” in my email every day and, if I bother to skim any of them at all, I delete them as soon as the word “synergy” makes an appearance.) No word represents the trite emptiness of this book better than “synergy” – except maybe the verb form of the word: “synergize,” or the adjective “synergistic,” or the adverb “synergistically.” But they are all here. (The author also repeatedly refers to “things that are learned” as “learnings.”)

The book doesn’t even try to live up to its title. There is no argument at all to support the idea that these are seven actual habits that real people have used anywhere in the world to achieve real success. In fact, these seven so-called habits appear to be nothing more than seven things that the author thinks are really good ideas, with weird examples of how they helped him deal with his kid being bad at baseball and also helped his kid learn the value of cleaning up the yard. The book’s title doesn’t match the book itself, but then no one would spend their money on a book called, “The Seven Things Some Random Guy Thinks are Really Nifty-Keen.”

Here’s some useful self-help/time management advice for you: do not waste your precious time with this book. There are dozens and dozens, if not hundreds, of better self-help books out there. Synergize your win/win paradigm shifts with some of those.

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Justin Ferrari

An honest review

Reviewed in Canada on 21 August 2018

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I have just completed the most popular and widely-recognized self-help book ever written. Its impact and cultural relevance is real; even non-readers acknowledge it after a glance at its cover.

To be frank, I was not blown away by this book. Yes, there are tidbits of wisdom, but they are scattered sparingly in a seamless array of personal anecdotes, mixed with lengthy phrases in no way aiding what was originally a bald point.

I recovered from the book two very important points which could bring value to most intellectuals: a potential new time-management schedule built on a weekly framework which I will definitely try! The second stresses the essence of self-improvement through continuous reading to live life in crescendo as Mr. Covey so magnificently put it.

I did find the 7 habits to be applicable and relatable. I saw my own values and principles in most of them. Maybe I just did not enjoy the dry writing style and the over-usage of anecdotes. I was maybe hoping for more deep-diving in philosophical which ironically begins to appear at the end of the book in the Final Interview with the author. Overall, I give it 3 stars.

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This book helped me rewrite my life.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2018

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Motivational books and these self-help related material are never something that worked with me when I seek inspiration or help or something to resonate with.

This book, however; even if I needed to 'endure' an unconvincing start, was revolutionary in helping me rewrite my life, help find purpose and deal with my mental health issues also.

I would summerise this book as: ''applied, logical wisdom'.

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the best book you'l ever read! 6 stars! life changing!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2014

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This book has been life changing!

I've seen it a few times but hesitate as I thought it would be another self-help rubbish. After reading an abstract of it I was very impressed and decided to buy it.

I was going through some personal difficulties in my personal and professional life and this book has changed my whole outlook on life. The reason 7 Habits is different from all other self-help books is that instead of focusing on the outside e.g. negotiating skills or building your reputation it delves deep into your core. The book helps you realize how we as human beings can change how we react, feel and see the world. It helps you understand what really is important to you in life. The book shows you how to be a pro-active person who lives in harmony with others. There really is soo much I've taken away from this book that this review won't do it justice!

This book is still on my bedside table, i refer to it and if I have children I will pass these book onto them!

This book gives a set of rules on how to live a productive, harmonious and happy life- to me this book is a bible!

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Character matters in the global internet village

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2019

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Regarding the character ethic and the personality ethic - 200 years ago we mainly lived in villages so you knew a few people for a lifetime so you couldn’t get away with false impressions so investing in your character was the right thing to do. However 100 years ago people started travelling a lot more and meeting a lot of people for much shorter periods of time hence the rise of the short term personality “deceptions” - personality ethic. Now with the global Internet and social media we are going back more to a village mentality where the world is a village because so much is known about so many people via Feedback on the Internet and so we are going back to the importance of truth about our characters.

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Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2018

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Absolutely love this book, so happy I bought it. There are hundreds of books with similar messages out there now but this is one which i'll continue to read and revisit. The messages relate to all aspects of life with relatable content and stories. I have started to act on some of the principles straight away with immediate results

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Mr. M. A. Tedone

An essential guide to leadership

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2019

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This book suggests a journey to become effective people that I recommend everyone to go through. As one reads through it, a clear vision forms: build your private victory by being proactive, have a set of values and principles that deeply touch who you are and only after that build synergy with the people around you by listening with the intent to understand first and then thinking Win-Win. Finally, keep practicing the entire journey again and again.

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Imran Munir

Life changer....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2013

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The reason for purchasing the audio version was so that I could focus on actually absorbing Stephen Covey's explanation of what makes people "effective" - in my car on the way to/from work, away from the hustle and bustle of life.

One of the best decisions of my life (only reason for 4 stars is that it only plays on a single track so bit trickey if you really want to focus on a specific habit which is 25 minutes into track 1).

The initial introduction creates the foundation for delivering the content by explaining that a habit is an overlap of knowledge, skillset and attitude. Therefore to develop a habit, one must know what to do (knowledge), how to do it (skillset) and why/want to do it (attitude). He also explains the journey that we must ensue to become effective, learning to understanding our own "paradigms", developing through from being dependent on others, to being independent and then finally achieving interdependency. This journey is critical to understanding the 7 habits as they support you in each of these stages.

If you take on board what is said, truly understand it, absorb, digest and make it life changing experience, then you will start to discover, how being effective can lead to a more productive and fulfilling life.

A new, powerful way of thinking, highly recommended.

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Absolutely Amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2019

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An IT Director recommended that I read this book and I have been truly taken by it I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to achieve more and get more out of their lives.

This book really helps to break down what matters in life and how to organise your mindset to achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.

Given the fact that we are in the digital age this book is even more necessary as without the information in this book you will find that it can be quite easy to be come outdated by industrial age working methods.

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I do not get it

Reviewed in Canada on 3 October 2018

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Maybe I am spoiled for this book because I have read so many that are newer, but I just don't understand what about it changed people's lives. It is so boring and full of fluff.

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My Top 5 books of all time

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What a book. If you have not read this book, then i highly recommend to do so. I have read so many books in my life and this is definitely on my top 5 books of all time. This will totally changed your life. The way this book is written, no one should struggle to understand it. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. You will achieve 100 times more knowledge reading this book than the price you will be paying. I wish i had read this book sooner.

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Fraud seller. Offset copy of original paperback.

Reviewed in India on 2 July 2018

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Low quality b/w offset printing like a leaflet.
Amazon should take care of such fraudulent practices. Amazon cannot deny their responsibility.

Moreover there is no option for returning it. Sucks.

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