The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey

Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best seller - over 40 million copies sold

The number one Most Influential Business Book of the 20th century

One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated listeners for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents - millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey.

The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders.

They include:

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 4: Think Win/Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Habit 6: Synergize

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

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Critic reviews

"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is by now one of the best-selling books of all time." (Fortune)

Time Released Catalyst

This collection of principles continues to change and catalyze my life, 1 layer at a time.

Informative, will make you think differently

This was a well written and narrated book. The content was incredible. Definitely made me see how much influence I have over my own life.

Classic

Highly recommend this book to anyone. Need to be willing to work through the assignments he gives and really think hard about what you want in life. Great book.

Timeless Truths

Would you listen to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People again? Why?

This is definitely not a book you read only once. I really enjoyed listening to it and now I can use my hard copy to really examine the material. I plan to use this over and over again.

great book

that let you know that principles are there for the long did you another way of looking at things

Few Books Have The Power To Change Lives...

There are very few books that truly have the power to change the lives of those who read them, the lives of those their readers interact with and the world around them.

This is one of the very few that has that power.

If you do more than simply read this book, but internalize it's principles and then daily struggle to apply them to your life, you WILL change this world, plain and simple.

Come join me on the journey, your life will never be the same again.

Good read

You want to be better at life? Read this book. So many good points. Many I'm sure you've heard but the verbiage helps you look at it from a different angle and helps you grasp the principles more tightly

step 1 of learning how to live if you are not alone in an island!

Stephen Covey was the true master of self. In a sens a great master never to be forgotten. To decomplexify the human interaction and psychology to 7 habits needs wisdom and also to live the habits.

Good Content, but wordy and repetitive

What aspect of Stephen R. Covey’s performance would you have changed?

This is purely a personal preference, but I had to listen to him in 2.5x speed. It was painfully slow otherwise.

Any additional comments?

The book is enjoyable and I enjoyed the thinking exercise of how these concepts apply to me and my life in order to make my actions and interactions more effective.
The author is clearly a man of faith and states it openly and clearly in a couple of spots as well as in various sub-contexts throughout the book. The religious aspect of this book is undeniable, however I didn't find it to be overwhelming and the concepts within are applicable whether you have faith or not.
Here is my main issue with the book which was made worse my the author's narration style: It is excruciatingly wordy. If you are a fan of succinct language, this book will drive you up the wall. It took me a very long time to finish it, because I was getting too annoyed and had to take breaks in between. It's not enough for the author to say that a certain habit will improve your relationships. Instead your relationship will be deeper, stronger, richer, more meaningful, more profound, multi-dimensional, delicious and gluten free.

Valuable insights still applicable today

Stephen Covey does a great job putting what I feel is important into simple yet profound statements. Thanks for your insights and I would recommend this book to anyone wants to grow and develop their personal and professional lives.