The 7-Habits of Highly Effective People written by Stephen Covey encompasses how an individual can be successful and organized in every aspect of their life if they incorporate and genuinely practice certain habits. These areas of life he refers to includes personal life, family, professional life, relationship and financial situations. Covey wrote this book for the young adults who are the future leaders and for those with a purpose of leadership. His book illustrates how adopting the 7 habits can solve personal and professional problems. The 7 seven habits can define a person’s character and goals and as such, it is essential to adopt them. At the beginning of the text, Cover includes the quotes of the many reviews he got from people
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Covey’s idea was basically that has humans, we are responsible for our own lives and the decisions we make. People tend to focus more on the things they cannot control and less on the things they can control. People can choose to live either a Proactive lifestyle by taking responsibility and be focused on the important things or live a Reactive lifestyle by focusing on irrelevant things and things and being easily affected by things. The 2nd habit is “Begin with the End in Mind”. Covey mentioned that people in general should start something with an understanding of the end goal and what they hope to achieve from it. As an explanation, Covey used his popular “Funeral Exercise” scenario which basically is about if one dies, and their friend, a family member, a colleague and a co-worker is to speak at their funeral, what would they say about him? Visualizing the end of your life and what you would want people to say about you is very important. If you want to be remembered as a good leader, you have to begin with a leadership mindset. The 3rd habit is “Put First Things First”. This habit entails effective time management and self-management based on one’s priorities. Covey asked 2 scenario questions one of which is “What one thing could you do (you aren't doing now) that if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your personal life?” Identifying one and set it as the most important task. Additionally, …show more content…
Sharpen the Saw is all about self-preservation and enhancement of one’s greatest asset-themselves. Covey used a scenario of two guy cutting down a tree. One guy is in the process of cutting his tree while the other guy is sharpening his axe. The one sharpening his axe told the guy cutting the tree that his blade seems dull and its best to sharpen it. The guy reply saying he’s too busy cutting down the tree to waste time sharpening his axe. This basically says take time to look after oneself. Find your skills, your “saw” and take time to sharpen it. If people take a break to renew themselves emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically, it will lead to a better outcome. The theme of this habit is Self-Renewal. The book is very specific and detailed in terms of its content. For each habit, it was effective for Covey to use quotes of notable persons in literature, scenarios and rhetorical questions to keep readers engaged. Covey was very critical and specific in his word choices when establishing his arguments. There was no sense of emotion since his approach is just to illustrate why he considered these habits as the 7 habits of highly effective people. Stephen Covey clearly illustrates the 7 habits and how they are effective to our lives. In the very detail text, he made use of some persuasive techniques, quotes, stories to engage the reader in each of the different habits. Our characteristics are our habits,
Covey’s idea was basically that has humans, we are responsible for our own lives and the decisions we make. People tend to focus more on the things they cannot control and less on the things they can control. People can choose to live either a Proactive lifestyle by taking responsibility and be focused on the important things or live a Reactive lifestyle by focusing on irrelevant things and things and being easily affected by things. The 2nd habit is “Begin with the End in Mind”. Covey mentioned that people in general should start something with an understanding of the end goal and what they hope to achieve from it. As an explanation, Covey used his popular “Funeral Exercise” scenario which basically is about if one dies, and their friend, a family member, a colleague and a co-worker is to speak at their funeral, what would they say about him? Visualizing the end of your life and what you would want people to say about you is very important. If you want to be remembered as a good leader, you have to begin with a leadership mindset. The 3rd habit is “Put First Things First”. This habit entails effective time management and self-management based on one’s priorities. Covey asked 2 scenario questions one of which is “What one thing could you do (you aren't doing now) that if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your personal life?” Identifying one and set it as the most important task. Additionally, …show more content…
Sharpen the Saw is all about self-preservation and enhancement of one’s greatest asset-themselves. Covey used a scenario of two guy cutting down a tree. One guy is in the process of cutting his tree while the other guy is sharpening his axe. The one sharpening his axe told the guy cutting the tree that his blade seems dull and its best to sharpen it. The guy reply saying he’s too busy cutting down the tree to waste time sharpening his axe. This basically says take time to look after oneself. Find your skills, your “saw” and take time to sharpen it. If people take a break to renew themselves emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically, it will lead to a better outcome. The theme of this habit is Self-Renewal. The book is very specific and detailed in terms of its content. For each habit, it was effective for Covey to use quotes of notable persons in literature, scenarios and rhetorical questions to keep readers engaged. Covey was very critical and specific in his word choices when establishing his arguments. There was no sense of emotion since his approach is just to illustrate why he considered these habits as the 7 habits of highly effective people. Stephen Covey clearly illustrates the 7 habits and how they are effective to our lives. In the very detail text, he made use of some persuasive techniques, quotes, stories to engage the reader in each of the different habits. Our characteristics are our habits,