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.

©2004 Franlkin Covey (P)2004 FranklinCovey

Critic reviews

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

Listening for the 3rd time.

Covey covers the 7 habits indepth and has writing through out to help you implement the habits in your life.

Incredibly insightful

This book is extremely insightful and has given me a new view on many of the things that I do. The author narrates wonderfully – I never got bored. I have already recommended the book to friends and family and I plan to read it many more times and study it in the future.

This is a book based on principles

This book is based on principles that have been in practice for many, many years. It is a beautiful compilation of so many philosophers from many years and brought together with the life of today. Truly a timeless book.

MUST READ ASAP ESPECIALLY FOR TEENAGERS

I wish I had this wealth if knowledge as a teenager or even while in undergrad.

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.