I have read this before but this year I am starting it again, it's just one page a day for something to think about during the day. Very helpful and enlightening.
Overall descent book, but the methodology the book uses is too heavy and complex to carry to everyday life, and will be difficult to remember, unless practice intently. If anyone is curious to read, I would recommend How to win and influence people, is a much better read.
Although this book is meant to be read one page at a time over 1 year, I found it hard to follow this easy schedule. The items are taken from Stephen Covey's 7 Habits book. The reading is much better in its original context. I will want to read the 7 Habits book (latest edition) to get everything back in alignment (plus he added an Eigth habit as well in a separate book). I would tend to get off schedule, then try to catch up in chunks. Twice I tried to get back on track by waiting until the following year. Thus, it took me 3 years to finally get through this book. The individual quotations are good, but I emphasize the better flow in the original book.
I didn't enjoy this book much, it had some helpful reminders of the 7 habit principles, but really nowhere near as what the roginal book 7 habits of highly effective people does in terms of teaching the subject
maybe my 2 starts is harsh, but I think theres no need for this book, perhaps capitalising on the original for more money?...not a total loss ofcourse, some good examples around the principles themselves, but felt like a textbook vs great book..
i dunno - maybe i didnt read itas carefully as the orginal as it felt rehashed work...but the content is actually good, yet againm like i said..no need for it...mmm...what do others think?
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Excellent source of the most important points of Covey’s best book. I highlighted many sections in my copy of the 7 Habits. Being reminded of some of the most important points of the book keeps them fresh on the mind. Excellent...SLT
As a self-help book, this is an unusual combination of left-and-right-brained. It isn't about efficiency and goal-setting; it's about principles and people. It's an interesting paradigm for effectiveness. But it is structured enough to be applicable, and he uses sticky examples and metaphors. Overall, a reasonable read, although at times a bit draggy; none of it is terribly original, but some of it is worth revisiting because the wisdom is so easy to forget.
Each habit offers a different perspective on improvement. In addition, it serves to educate on the whole of one’s health instead of a specific aspect of life. While reading, each habit was clearly demonstrated to be extremely beneficial in almost any social environment as well. The book is suited for family, business, or social improvement, but it shows how to achieve these improvements through internal success. It clearly shows that a person is not effective interdependently until they are fully independent. Truly inisightful.