I’ve been Revisiting the Seven Habits lately by reading the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. It’s been years since I’ve read it, but considering how much I have going on personally and how much change is occurring in our society, I thought I would be proactive and give...
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When discussing the first habit of highly effective people, “Be Proactive,” Stephen Covey makes a point to delineate the idea of proactivity as not just a positive action, but as realizing one’s responsibility in choosing the reactions that will create the life that is intended. He breaks down the word responsibility so that we...
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In order to fully ingratiate us into this new paradigm, Dr. Covey has developed the 7 habits into two main parts. The first part contains the first three habits, which move a person from Dependence to Independence through Private Victory. The next three habits comprise the Public Victory which helps a person more from...
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Dr. Covey states that our character is basically a composite of our habits. The activity and attitude that we entertain every day define who we are. He defines them as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. What to do and why + how to do it + wanting to do it = a...
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I read The 7 Habits of Effective People several years ago. Recently, when I moved and got rid of all of my books, it was one of the few that I held onto; along with First Things First and The 8th Habit. I have many goals for myself this year and thought a brush...
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Image by qthomasbower (been away – catching up) via Flickr A few years ago, I was approached by an artist by the name of Gale Fulton Ross. She said that she wanted to write a book that could serve as a guideline for artists who wanted to make a career of their craft. She...
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