Living the 7 Habits : Stories of Courage and Inspiration - Hardcover

Covey, Stephen R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684869810 ISBN 13: 9780684869810

Publisher: Free Press, 1999

Synopsis

LIVING THE 7 HABITS is a book that could only be published now - some 10 plus years after the publication of THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE. Covey's new book shows how the 7 habits have touched the lives of millions. The people, institutions, companies and even governments that have incorporated the principles of the 7 habits into their lives are profiled for their achievements in LIVING THE 7 HABITS. It is rare that any self-help philosophy has the opportunity to assess itself. With the 7 habits, it is hard to avoid the impact it has had. From running a corporation to trying to improve the quality of the individual's life, Covey's new book will offer vital examples of people whose success is grounded in the 7 habits. An indispensable book for millions.

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Review:

Stephen Covey's famous 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has been teaching people and organizations how to be more effective since 1989. But how do Covey's principles translate for real people living their lives? Living the 7 Habits presents more than 70 little stories of people as they meet challenges and practice the seven habits. Some are ordinary slices of life; others are pivotal moments or life changes. A 76-year-old man who had overdrawn his wife's "emotional bank account" starts making deposits of chores, favors, and special dates until love is rekindled. A woman changes her life after her husband dies of cancer. Children teach parents empathic listening. A banker-turned-minister, cleaning his gun as his pregnant wife naps on the couch, accidentally discharges it, killing his wife and the unborn child, and learns to recover from grief and guilt. Parents learn to hear their teenagers' anxieties with respect and understanding. A clinical-psychology researcher, moved by statistics that one-third of foster kids never return to their birth parents or get adopted, creates a village for former "unadoptable" children, their new parents, and volunteer "grandparents." The stories are organized thematically into individual, family, community, education, and workplace--with commentary from Covey following each story. If you practice the seven habits and seek inspiration and a feeling of community, this book will help you find both. --Joan Price

About the Author:

Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684869810
• ISBN 13: 9780684869810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336