The 7 Habits of HIghly effective people

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Introduction

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ' by Stephen Covey discusses seven ways of life that people must imbibe and practice in to become efficient in all aspects of life . Covey defines being effective as being able to work on bringing about desired results or outcomes in to achieve success and fulfillment . Success and fulfillment , according to Covey are not accomplished

through tangible or overtly observable characteristics and means . Success and fulfillment are rather products of the inner being - the display of personal ethics and character ethics , morality , the practice of good virtues such as veracity , truthfulness , patience and perseverance , discipline and modesty , and such . He discovered the seven habits as he realized that most people who are highly successful exhibit them

The seven habits as revealed by Covey are guided by a set of principles that govern efficiency as a person to achieve success and fulfillment These principles create a fusion between what is real and what is ideal such that the seven habits are shaped to become useful and fruitful under the context of the realities of the world and the ideal perception of man as a product of morality and goodness

Aside from the real-ideal aspect of the seven habits , Covey determines that people should undergo stages embedded within the habits that will lead them to become primarily independent , free from needing and reliance , and finally to become mutually supporting of other people . The former looks into the development of inner strength and self-assurance as it builds on man as an individual and independent human being , while the latter looks at the need of man to not only coexist with other people but to build a life that is considerate and compassionate of the needs and concerns of other people . Overall , Covey stresses on the idea that highly successful and effective people should work on improving themselves not only on their outer self but most importantly on their inner being as well . The principle of the seven habits was framed to focus on the character and the inner being of man as a means to achieve success and fulfillment

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The seven habits of highly effective people , according to Covey , are as follows : being pro-active , the ability to look into the results or outcomes of plans and actions by creating a personal mission or goal the faculty to prioritize and put first things first , thinking about the success and fulfillment not only of oneself but also of other people understanding other people before demanding understanding from other people , building strong and lasting relationships with other people and cooperating with them to achieve success and fulfillment , and striving to become a better individual in the process

Be Pro-active . The first habit distinguishes man as a unique living thing on earth . Human beings are gifted not...