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challenges are the Covey time management matrix, to-do lists, note taking and reflective journaling. As one the major fundamentals in the success of online self-directed learning is time management, it seemed prudent to start with addressing this challenge first. Describing time management as a misnomer better defined as self-management, Covey (1990) suggests deconstructing, evaluating and prioritising activities based on significance towards long term goals. Subsequent to reading Covey (1990),…

Reaction Paper Name Professor Institution Course Date Abstract Stephen Covey in his book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” explicates the habits that can be adopted by entrepreneurs in order to become successful in their business. These habits are the decisive activities that individuals repetitively do in a comparable way on daily basis whereby their character is a composite of their behaviors. According to Stephen, no matter how the contemporary situation looks like, it is…

the endeavors one may have. A significant similarity that all of these habits have is the importance of listening. The ability to listen to not only others around you, but also your personal voice is key when seeking to achieve these habits. The first habit, be proactive, describes the importance of not only knowing what your goals are, but also doing everything possible to achieve them. In order to be proactive in this case, listening is essential simply because one needs to know what needs to…

they should be completed in. This book brought a lot into prospective for me. I am now fully committed to compare each habit to my life and change my actions to make sure I am living a productive life. The first habit discussed in the book is being proactive. According to Stephen Covey the first step to being proactive is to look at your self in your own mirror. Do not let what others say of you affect the view of yourself in your own mirror. Being proactive has to do with your response to a…

should form in order to succeed and be more effective in their day to day lives. The book is very well written with real world examples and quotes that leave the reader thinking as to how they should implement the 7 habits into their lives. The first habit that Covey writes about is to, “Be Proactive,” meaning to take control of one’s response-ability. Response-Ability means that one has the ability to control how they respond to what is happening around them or to them. To me, it…

Covey presents this habit as being the most important principle that governs interpersonal relationships. Effective listening entails more than just echoing or supporting what another individual has said without first giving it a proper thought. Put yourself in the perspective of the speaker and then try to understand issues from his point of view. Listen emphatically for both meaning and the feelings that are evoked during the speech process. Habit 6: Synergize…

Effective People, he lays out seven habits that will avail us all become a more efficacious person and bellwether. The seven habits are be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; sharpen the saw. Habit One; Be Proactive First, Steven Covey verbalizes the ability to…

more successful person when it comes to relationships. Convey himself recounts times where he used certain habits to gain something. Throughout the book 7 habits are discussed and each of these habits reveal a deeper truth to an everyday life. The first habit discussed is “Be proactive”. In this section Convey tells the story of a man named Victor Frankl, he was a psychiatrist, a jew, and one of the many being held in concentration camps by the Nazis. When he gained his freedom he became a…

dimensions. At the beginning of the chapter Covey tells the story about two men who were sawing a tree all day long. One of them sawed wood without any breaks; the second man did short pauses every hour. In the end of a it became clear that the first man who worked without any breaks sawed smaller piece of a tree in comparison to the second man who did many breaks. The reason why the second man sawed larger pieces of a tree was that this man sharpens…

The first four habits are: be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first and think win-win. Being proactive is about taking responsibility for one’s own actions and focusing on one’s circle of influence rather than their circle of concern. If an individual is able to be proactive…