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Summary: Very High Thinking methods , an investment worth every penny
Review: what this book does is to bring out the best in people in a gradual sence, consentraiting on inner personality rather than phisycal apperance. In another word valuable tip for a better more meaningful life.
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Summary: This book healped me more than any others!
Review: I haven't read many self-help books, and the ones I have read were mostly psycho-babble and "feel good" jargon. This book is notable in that he makes no claims to simplicity or ease of his "program". Being proactive, living according to a mission, seeking win-win solutions -- these things are not easy, and Covey does not pretend that they are. This book got me thinking about the principles and values that I want to live my life by, and that has helped me direct my life more than anything else.
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Summary: Bringing Character to Businesses
Review: "Covey provides a new model for businesses...character. Leadership counts! I love his concepts."
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Summary: Highly Recommended for all who are Serious about Success
Review: Stephen Covey's work is one of the greatest influences of our time. The principles are good practice at work as well as in our personal lives. The book version is a bit intense, but the concepts were easier for me to grasp in the audio form. After listening to this series many times while driving in my car, I find that the these valuable concepts are burned into my bio-computer to help me in all types of situations. I highly recommend this resource in the Management Skills Seminars I present to all who are serious about being an effective leader at work, home, or their community.
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Summary: Will change one's life and make him or her a better person
Review: "The Seven Habits of Highly Affective People", by Stephen Covey, is all about people who are very effective people. In this book he explains how the reader too can be an effective person, but these suggestions that he makes aren't quick fixes, they are suggestions that will change ones life. Through out the book he discusses some of his own problems so that its easier to relate his suggestions to real life. By doing this readers can see how much this could work for them and make each one an "interdependent person."Readers will find this book to be very useful and informative. This book will change one's life and form him or her into a better person. From one's job, family, marriage, and relationships, this will make one a better person. The reader will enjoy the personal remarks and stories of others, and Stephen Covey as he explains how to apply his ideas to life.
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Summary: Change must come from within, the principle of inside-out
Review: An excellent book that shows you how to change your life for the better. It will help you to become a highly effective person in all areas of your life but you have to work at the 7 Habits and really live them. Steven deals with how we see the world, our personal paradigms and how we can CHOOSE to see the world through eyes that are open to change, CHOOSE to welcome and celebrate other peoples points of view and differences and how we can CHOOSE to deal with our lives in a positive and confidant manner. A unique book that deals with the unique you.
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Summary: 7 Habits
Review: Being well-read in self-help literature, I would conclude that the "7 Habits" represents an up to date effort to re-represent old ideas and theories that have been around since common sense was invented. I am left with some mixed feelings about this book and I can see the same from the reviews posted here: You either love it or you hate it. On one hand, it seems that our own sense of what is right and wrong should be enough to get us through life. However, if indeed that were always true we wouldn't have such a market for books on self-development/improvement. On the other hand, to totally buy into this one book as "the only book you'll ever need to be all you can be" is narrowly buying into one concept at the expense of other potential alternatives. Basically, I liked Covey's messages about being principle-centered and so forth. However, he seemed to 'beat a dead horse' referring over and over again to basic, character-based, lighthouse-guiding principles over and over again in an irritatingly repetitive way. Although some are mentioned (such as quality, honesty and humility) I found it odd to be in pursuit of a set of ideals without a 'compass' to guide me to the correct ones I need to focus on and a 'map' enabling me to accurately apply them to life. I suppose my common sense should do that for me (?). I do like the 'inside-out' approach to personal change, growth and eventual fulfillment. It is a nice break away from all the "Raising Your Self-Esteem in 50 Steps" and "Contacting Your Inner Child" fanfare but it also seems to take a corporate flavor as well. This book seems to be timely in an era of downsizing and squeezing the most for the least amount from the workforce at large. Bottom line, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in personal development. It is a very logically organized book and well written. You will have to form your own ideas and comparisons as you read it, like it or hate it.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: An excellent piece of nonsense that is... If you ain't got it, you ain't got it. No book on the face of this planet will give you the strength you need to change your life. It must come within you. Don't waste your money. Then again, you probably won't ever see this post. Censorship is too rampant within this country. James J. Rohacik Jr.
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Summary: Common sense very uncommon- can enrich you every way
Review: This book is common sense very uncommon, and when practiced can make you happy and wealthy. A book written by Subhankar Ray applied these principles in the stock market, which I found very useful in becoming an effective investor. Beyond financial growth, emotional, physical and spritual growths are also key to success as mentioned in the book.
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Summary: If you have ANY common sense, don't bother with this book.
Review: This is nothing more than a collection of new industry/psycho babble that can be boiled down into one phrase: Use common sense. Covey is affiliated with the Franklin Time Management system which is a practical application for time management principles, but I still haven't figured out what value Covey has added to the organization. I did enjoy Covey's illustrations of the 7 Habits that he used from his own life, but the forced buzz-phrases and funky terminology he used to encapsulate the habits was irritating at worst and useless at best. I've never been one for using exclusive language in any industry if it's not entirely necessary, because it seems so pompous and vacuous. Covey's book is full of this garbage and he emphasizes his terminology so much as to seem that he's shoving it down your throat. In addition, the habits are not new earth-shattering discoveries, they are just the same principles we've already learned, just re-packaged. If you have common sense, use it and don't bother with this book.
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