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Summary: SIZE COUNTS
Review: When ordering this book, please read the details carefully..... there is a "hardbound" version that is no larger than the palm of your hand with only a few short pages of information. If you don't read all the description (including SIZE) you'll receive a teeny-tiny book in a very LARGE box at a very expensive cost to ship.
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Summary: Covey at his best
Review: Well...I'm not going to make great promises and say "this book with change your life", "you'll never be the same" or any other trite phrase. I will however, say that Covey's book has a few simple steps you can take to improve your effectiveness as a person. Just reading the book can make you aware of things you didn't even know you were doing wrong. Read it...I will say, it will definitely do more good than harm!
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Summary: changed my mind
Review: The book, 7 habits, was too difficult to read and understand. It was very interesting book though. Stephen Covey showed me his real experiences in the book, so it gave me a chance to change my mind. That was fresh impact for me. Before reading this book, I did not recognize that I am reactive person.
This book makes me confused. For example, win/win is all together all people improve together. But I don't know which is win/win or win/lose. Sometimes I think this is win/win so I acted like that. In the end there is just lose/win or win/lose. So how can I recognize about win/win?
First I thought that win/win was for everyone involved. Then, after reading more I thought that win/win was only for specific situations. In the end, I was confused about who wins and who loses. So, as you can see, none of this made sense to me and Covey's explanations didn't help me understand it any better.
Although his book is really good guide book to success or to make a relationship with other people, it is too hard for all people except people who high college degrees.
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Summary: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Review: If you don't already realize everything that is said in this book, you probably can't read anyway. The book is years old. It spouts common sense, mundane platitudes, making it boring to read and highly ineffecitve.
Amazing what some people succed in getting into print.
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Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Review: I have been reading this book for a little time; I think the main idea is talking about how the family and business can be together if you follow the simple principles described by covey.Too much people who won their work, but they lose their family. This book describe the important occupation in the family of life, Steve didn¡¦t depreciate the occupation value, he just put family become the first change a standpoint creation the life. Steve teach 7 habits can make family become the happy, it include ¡§The Habit of Proactively¡¨, ¡§Begin with the End¡¨, ¡§Put First Things First¡¨, ¡§Think Win/Win¡¨, ¡§Seek First to Understand, than to Be Understand¡¨, ¡§Synergize is the Highest Activity in all life¡¨, and ¡§Sharpen the saw.¡¨ He advocates these base principle are very important for family. Steve synthetics his point, if the person can positive by himself, his can control the way of the life, effective manager the life. If the person can polish himself, he can know how to understand the other person, he can try to find the way to solve their problem. If the person can serious request himself from pileup experience, he can expand his space, it also can help him grow up.
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Summary: What did I learn from this books?
Review: This is a good book that I learned a lot from Stephen R. Covey. He teaches me how to have a good relationship with my friends, family, and co-workers. Before I read this book, I didn't know those habits were so important in my life. I mean I never thinking about those points. After I read this book, I started to follow those points and my life really changes. I know I can control my life if I can exercise management in my life.
It is important to reread this book because it will talk to you in different ways at different stages in your life. I recommend the hardback addition, since it is definitely a keeper.
Our life is our responsibly. The definition of responsibility is "to be Reponses-Able". We are all able to respond. I realized how much I used to live the habits. I feel recharged after re-reading the book. This is one worth reading over and over to further reinforce the concepts.
I am so thankful that my teacher (Mr. Wolf) introduced me to this book. It's changed the way I see the world. It's helping me to realize my potential, and the potential of all around me. It's amazing! I can't recommend this book highly enough. Read it!
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Summary: Leadership: The Fruits, The Roots
Review: "The 7 Habits" by Stephen R. Covey is one of the best books on self-improvement and leadership I have ever read. Deals with the practical aspects of the subject. Highly recommended. For understanding the philosophy behind Mr. Covey's ideas, read "West Point: Character, Leadership,...". The best explanation I"ve ever read.
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Summary: scholarly and pedestrian
Review: Habits are, according to psychologists, conditioned response to stimuli. This means that they can be learned through repetition or reinforcement. Unlike Pavlov's dogs, salivating to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, people are highly complex and dynamic and each react differently to the same or different situations. This book's premise, I guess, is we can acquire habits to deal effectively with these uncertainties. It is a variation on the same theme: "manage things, lead people". Covey's concepts are by no means, original. "Be Proactive", "Think of the End" and "Put First Things First" bring to mind Management by Objectives and Psycho-Cybernetics. "Think Win/Win" parallels I'm Ok, You're OK Transactional Analysis.The value of the book is the way the author synthesized the concepts in a simplistic "7 habits". Although Covey's methods sound pedantic -- coated in the typical Harvardian jargons, while at the same time trying to be off-the -shelf and pedestrian, the key is picking and applying the things that work. If it works for you, that's all that matters.
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Summary: In-Depth Exploration
Review: This book asserts that habits are powerful elements in our lives that pull us either toward or away from happiness. Rather than turning effectiveness, balance, growth and interdependence into an unattainable set of ideals, it presents them as a lifestyle, partners to the 7 habits that are genuine expressions of one's self. I also suggest that anyone interested in expanding their awareness and effectiveness in all areas of life read 'Open Your Mind, Open Your Life' by Taro Gold, a simple, direct and powerful collection of wisdom.
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Summary: Want to improve business/personal relationship?
Review: This book will help you in your relationships with people in your personal life and in the business world. It gives specific ideas of how you can improve many parts of your life from the "inside out". It does this by presenting seven skills of self-mastery. It helped me think of new ideas and ways I could change. I found it difficult to read, therefore I had to go over some parts more than once to understand their true meaning. It is not a book that you can read quickly but it was very good. Don't just read it, study it. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to change their personal and business relationships.
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