Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

I believe that education; preparation and planning are keys to success. My vision is to apply those principles to my work ethic and applies my knowledge and skills to my professional performance. Therefore, better my workplace delivering excellence in results and stand out as a leader. I strongly believe that the most important part of a business is its people, and example is the best way to express an effective organizational culture.

The presentations, “Richard St. John’s Secrets of Success” and “Richard St. John’s Success is a Continuous Journey”, by Richard St. John, informs listeners that there are eight steps a person must perform in order to be successful and success is not a one-way street. In the first presentation,“Richard St. John’s Secrets of Success”, Richard shared a personal experience about the eight steps he took to become a successful business person. In the second presentation, “Richard St. John’s Success is a Continuous Journey”, he explains why people become successful and then fail. He also mentions his personal experience about failing because he got comfortable in being what he thought was “success” and he did not continue the steps he did to get there.

Dr. Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People are (1)be pro-active, (2) begin with the end in mind, (3) put first

Chapter 7 discusses Covey 's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Using this model, argue for "doing your duty" (what you "have to" do) vs. initiating new ideas (see attachment) such as product service innovation, improve account/client services, operations/process improvements, and influencing your boss to make helpful changes. Identify at least 3 specific habits you will change that might make an impact on your boss (or higher levels) in your organization?

It’s very important to develop yourself everyday, to think outside the box. I like Einstein observation, that “the significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them”. In order to solve them we need to experience a reframing. I learned this lesson from one big training for leaders in Austria and now I was surprised to hear about this again. So it is really easy, if I want to get something bigger – salary, fame, recognition, fun, time – I need to start to do something differently. During one class at the Miami Dade College I was trying to figure out current problem, that separates me from next level of development and I decided to create a paradigm shift and change my environment for more successful people with positive emotions, to break with my traditions of spending time and old ways of thinking and find friends in more successful reality and avoid people with defensive pessimism. For this step it is important to have a fresh perspective or different viewpoint. It is clearly that each of my friends, co-workers, members of my family is a reflection of myself, my choices and my believes. Something in me wants to keep things as they are. But for getting to my dreams of being successful and effective in my personal life, in my relationship and my career, making myself healthier, happier and more effective, I need to do something differently.

Earlier this month, I attended the WIL Summit with many of my fellow HRF team members. I left the conference feeling both inspired and empowered. Each speaker brought a unique perspective in regards to professional and personal development that could resonate with anyone regardless of age, gender, race, or position in the company. The highlight of the event for me was keynote speaker Lisa Lisson, President of FedEx Canada. To those who attended, I believe that you would attest that while Lisa’s story was emotional it left you feeling extremely inspired and motivated. As she concluded her story she shared her “9 Rules for Success” which are as follows:

The modern workplace is quite different than before and it requires multiple skills set to make a effective decision and become a successful. Technology has shaped the world in different ways, and our society has been changing rapidly through the innovation, economic development, education, and information. I believe to be a successful person in this world, one should have strong knowledge in interpersonal skill, critical thinking, leadership quality, communication-presentation, research and analysis. These qualities and skills are essential in terms of making a difference within a personality, and producing a positive outcome, and we can develop these skills through daily practices in our work environment.

This helped me a lot because I got relaxed. For example, in “A Manifesto for Play” ted talk, Steve Keil said “Quick example from the corporate world. FedEx, easy motto: people, service, profit. If you treat your people like people, if you treat them great, they're happier, they're fulfilled, they have a sense of mastery and purpose. What happens?

Just as the common cold spreads throughout the office, so can positive intelligence; by starting with one’s self, and think positive, speak positive, and act positive can lead to others becoming happy. Leading by example is the best and fastest way to make changes in those we have influence over and greet everyone when you come in contact with them and remember to say thank you more often.

In 1989, Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People started a landmark revolution in how we think about time and life management. In this book, Covey presents seven principles for developing effectiveness in our private and public lives. By developing these habits, one moves from being dependent on other people to being and acting independently. Then we learn how to move to the more advanced state of interdependence and successful Cooperation. As a part of the seven habits. Covey introduces important and powerful techniques of time management under the habit of "Put First Things First." It is necessary to understand (and Practice) all seven habits so that the

“ You can only control two things in your life: your attitude and your work ethic” - Ali Krieger.

The speaker, Michael Hyatt, drew a metaphor throughout his podcast on how a good conversationalist does not create a one-sided conversation. A good conversation is one that flows back and forth from one person speaking to another person speaking and each being intentional in what they are asking and replying with. Each party must function as both questioner and answerer. This sort of back in forth is much like a ping-pong ball goes back and forth between the players’ paddles. Furthermore, Hyatt points out that the back in forth should not be a competition. You should not be trying to one up your guest. You want to make your guests feel inclusive and connected with you. In this respect, you do not want your conversation

s the world of you and your family, and external stress is the stress outside of you and your family, shootings, terror attacks, health outbreaks and such. There are also two realities, Inner and outer. Inner reality being everything inside of you, and outter being everything outside of you. The challenge with these two realities is the outer is always changing much faster than the Inner, and individuals families are always being forced to adjust to this. After reviewing and participating in a stress map, I realized that stress falls into categories, and most families share similar categories in my opinion.

In the self-improvement book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents an integrated and principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional issues and problems. Covey uses real life examples as well as his own experience to reveal a step-by-step way for living with integrity, honesty, and self-respect. In the book he explains principles that give someone the comfort to adapt to change and the wisdom to take control and full advantage of the opportunities that the business world and personal lives create. This book seems very useful and I found a few habits that I plan to adopt and work at including in my everyday life. They are basic things in everyday life that can make things easier, more

The key to knowing what is on a person mind are the conversations. I have always heard be an active listen. An active listener is a person who response to what is being said and not a premeditated response. A person will say do you hear me but the question is, “Are you listening?” The art of conversation is a key tool for management and upcoming leaders. In the book are sample script on what to say and how to say it. Conversation can make or break the teams moral or catapult your team to next level. It is so easy to focus on the past and the results of the past. The hardness job is changing the conversation from the past to spend majority of your conversion about the present and the future. Past results are the rubrics used to make decisions; the present and future has no manifested measurable results to make a conclusion. There are a few chapters will be discussed: tapping your most precious asset, making things happen, changing organizational culture, changing your image and conversation as a way of life.