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Summary: Losing touch with your devils
Review: I think the book has many good ideas to feed from. However, it cannot be taken literally. There are some aspects which are doubtful and which would lead us to actually avoid any negative aspects of ourselves which as we are not perfect, should learn to accept and understand rather than completely ignore them.
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Summary: Everything Covey says is either obvious or wrong
Review: Anyone who needs a book to tell them that they ought to live life according to their deepest values has bigger problems than Covey--or anyone else--can solve. Are there really that many people who didn't know they could live life according to their personal values until Covey came along?Covey regularly tries to apply analogies from how science works to how business should work--the problem is, he doesn't really understand how science works. And he doesn't understand what a paradigm is, either. A paradigm shift involves a major shift in your entire view of the world--realizing the earth revolves around the sun, or that most of solid matter is really empty space--and doesn't apply to more localized revelations such as "I'm going to live a better life" or "I'm going to work the way I always wanted to"--the latter are smaller, localized changes that may be significant in an individual life, but are not on the scale of a true "paradigm shift." Covey, and other business pundits who've applied this word to the localized world of the office, have misused and weakened the language in the process. I also found it irritating to see the examples Covey gave of how he applied his business knowledge to his own family. Even if his business examples work in a practical way in the office, running a family is not the same as running a company, and I can only hope some of his kids had the sense to get out of that household as soon as they were of age. As for the business advice itself--well, either you can figure this stuff out yourself, or you're only working by rote anyway. I've seen all the people who say this book changed their lives. I can only think that it's a shame they had such shallow lives to begin with. I'm glad the book helped--but I'm dismayed to imagine people might be such poor thinkers that they need this book in the first place. And ultimately, that's the real problem workplaces face. Put the self-help books aside, and learn how to think without being given step-by-step instructions for every task. You'll be far more valuable to your employer--and get far more out of your own life--than if you keep looking for someone else to give you rules and systems to follow.
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Summary: DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A SUCCESS
Review: FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN PERSONAL AND BUSINESS LIFE THIS IS A MUST READ. THE HYPE OF THE BOOK IS JUSTIFIED AND I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO REALLY NEEDS A GUIDE TO SUCCESS TO GIVE THIS BOOK A CHANCE. THE BOOK IS REQUIRED READING FOR ALL MY SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS.
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Summary: 7 Habits - A Trojan Horse for Time-Honored Principles
Review: Seven Habits effectively presents a message of personal responsibility to a unsuspecting audience looking for a quick fix of success from the self-help isle. The reader, runs smack into the often proclaimed, but little prescribed truth that success is an inside-out job. The tools provided, the weekly planner and personal mission statement provide practical ways to begin integrating the Seven Habits into your daily life. But beware..this book will take the wind out of your old excuses for being miserable and show you the indisputable truth about the human condition - given any set of circumstances, we can freely choose our response! Get ready to take responsibility for your life.
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Summary: Some excellent ideas, but too wordy
Review: I quite liked the audio version of this book, but I don't think that the book added much - the habits themselves are good ones to adopt, but the book surrounds them with so much wordage and over-explanation that the overall message got lost somewhat. My advice would be to stick to the tape, and that, if you're going to read the book at all, do so selectively.
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Summary: This book is for people who want to be a better person.
Review: It's common sense, but definitely not common practice. Knowing them is easy, but living them is not. I picked up this book during my most stressful time. It changed me since. I've re-read it many times, everytime I found new insights. Read it, understand it, and most importantly -- practice it.
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Summary: If you want quick fix solutions, this book is NOT for you.
Review: Dr. Covey's use of metaphors to demonstrate his seven habits may, at first glance, give the appearance of common sense rules that everyone should know. However, a second reading of his book and an in depth understanding of his tapes will help unravel the mysteries of human motivation as well as provide suggestions on how to attain the goals and objectives for things that are truly important. As Dr. Covey clearly states, this is not a quick fix book nor does it teach techniques that can be used to manipulate people. It is a life changing book that inspires and teaches us to continuously seek improvement in our lives; and, to be "a light, not a judge". If you want to learn how to "carry your own weather" with you, how to climb the ladder of success that leans against the correct wall, or how to deal with that difficult employee, employer, or child, this book is meant for you.
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Summary: Excellent - Covy hits it right on the mark
Review: If this book doesn't change you nothing will. Don't waste time reading reviews, read the book. Don't be fooled though, these steps require practice. Don't buy this book looking for an easy change.
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Summary: No other book has had a stronger impact on me so far
Review: If you read this book at the right time of your thought development, it will change dramatically the way you look at yourself, the way you look at others, the way you live your life, what you think you can do. Many books are deep, this one can transfer its depth onto you in a very effective way.
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Summary: A grand waste of time and money.
Review: I really wanted to like this book. I was looking forward to this book. The hype was incredible. But what I was treated to was nothing but repetition, repetition, repetition. Sure, things are how you look at it. But where do we go from here? Do I need 100 pages of the old woman/young woman optical illusion that we have ALL seen in school? I don't think so. Covey's statements of personal faith are not going to be agreeable with all religions, and frankly, were irrelevant to the book. The First Habit, for me, is going to be not wasting my time with books such as this. I was severely disappointed.
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