Covey - The 7 habits of highly effective people

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substance, our nature. Only those truths which have entered into this last region, which have become ourselves, become spontaneous and involuntary as well as voluntary, unconscious as well as conscious, are really our life -- that is to say, something more than property. So long as we are able to distinguish any space whatever between Truth and us we remain outside it. The thought, the feeling, the desire or the consciousness of life may not be quite life. To become divine is then the aim of life. Then only can truth be said to be ours beyond the possibility of loss. It is no longer outside us, nor in a sense even in us, but we are it, and it is we. Achieving unity -- oneness -- with ourselves, with our loved ones, with our friends and working associates, is the highest and best and most delicious fruit of the Seven Habits. Most of us have tasted this fruit of true unity from time to time in the past, as we have also tasted the bitter, lonely fruit of disunity -- and we know how precious and fragile unity is. Obviously building character of total integrity and living the life of love and service that creates such unity isn't easy. It isn't quick fix. But it's possible. It begins with the desire to center our lives on correct principles, to break out of the paradigms created by other centers and the comfort zones of unworthy habits. Sometimes we make mistakes, we feel awkward. But if we start with the Daily Private Victory and work from the Inside-Out, the results will surely come. As we plant the seed and patiently weed and nourish it, we begin to feel the excitement of real growth and eventually taste the incomparably delicious fruits of a congruent, effective life. Again, I quote Emerson: "That which we persist in doing becomes easier -- not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased." By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become empowered in the task of creating effective, useful, and peaceful lives...for ourselves, and for our posterity. A Personal Note As I conclude this book, I would like to share my own personal conviction concerning what I believe to be the source of correct principles. I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of them, and also the source of our conscience. I believe that to the degree people live by this inspired conscience, they will grow to fulfill their natures; to the degree that they do not, they will not rise above the animal plane. I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with. I believe that as human beings, we cannot perfect ourselves. To the degree to which we align ourselves with correct principles, divine endowments will be released within our nature in enabling us to fulfill the measure of our creation. In the words of Teilhard de Chardin, "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." I personally struggle with much of what I have shared in this book. But the struggle is worthwhile and fulfilling. It gives meaning to my life and enables me to love, to serve, and to try again. 207
Again, T. S. Eliot expresses so beautifully my own personal discovery and conviction: "We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time." 208
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THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIV
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These principles, however, are like
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Stephen Covey adds great value to a
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I have a forceful personality. I kn
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This personality ethic, I began to
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long-term relationship they have, w
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The professor then asked one studen
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ingenuity, and creating a standard
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Shortly after dark, the lookout on
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The more closely our maps or paradi
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So I first tried a simple request.
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There's so much to do. And there's
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But from my own experience -- both
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interdependent, that there is an ec
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Understanding the sequence will hel
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training, the communicating, the re
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trust, and lost the asset of custom
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disappear. Those you teach will see
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"You're never on time." "Why can't
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instincts and conditioning and cond
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such personal freedom and the effec
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you to act. If you wait to be acted
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"Think hard. What do you think woul
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Because of position, wealth, role,
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So these executives focused on find
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We can decide to be dishonest in ou
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Knowing that we are responsible --
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When I look upon the tombs of the g
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Whether we are aware of it or not,
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Because we already live with many s
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Succeed at home first. Seek and mer
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so-called mental and emotional illn
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When we are dependent on the person
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Innocent pleasures in moderation ca
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Because the church is a formal orga
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If you are Money Centered... SECURI
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WISDOM You see the world through a
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We can depend on them Principles do
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POWER Your power is limited only by
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Fourth, you can communicate to your
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many different kinds of thought pro
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We would try to get him in a very r
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I inspire: I teach by example that
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When we plan our family goals and a
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"Everybody," he replied. "Everybody
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Application Suggestions 1. Take the
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Management, remember, is clearly di
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with the bath water," reverting to
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was to enforce the contract -- to c
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There are many people who recognize
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Coherence: Coherence suggests that
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mission statement, you may want to
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all day. Remember, frustration is a
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it! -- Don't take it!" I was afraid
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"You, Dad?" "No, not me. You're the
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I bit my tongue and waited until af
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Application Suggestions: 1. Identif
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"Well, you'd like to take a screwdr
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And this is in the most intimate, t
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Our tendency is to project out of o
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"I thought you meant that the quali
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you are honest and open and kind wi
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When we violate the primary laws of
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deep personal affection which added
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Habit 4: Think Win-Win TM -- Princi
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"My parents don't love me as much a
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I know of a divorce in which the hu
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"In other words, you lost." "That's
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worked to set up a Win-Win Agreemen
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High courage and consideration are
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communication process. You listen m
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people be able to do when they fini
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guidelines, and resources to make s
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40. The spirit of win-win had signi
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Roger Fisher and William Ury, two H
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Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,
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and influence, I don't feel safe en
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You're listening to understand. You
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