The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

About this summary

Effectiveness begins before the first task on your schedule. It begins with how you see yourself, what you believe matters, and the choices you make when circumstances push you in another direction. First, take responsibility for your response. Then decide where you want your life to go and organize your priorities around that destination. From there, learn to build relationships through mutual benefit, understanding, and cooperation. And remember that the person producing the results is an asset that must also be renewed. The seven habits are therefore not seven shortcuts to productivity. They are a framework for becoming the kind of person who can create meaningful results—and sustain them over time.

Bibliographic information

Author

Stephen R. Covey

Published

2004

ISBN

9780743272452

Category

Self-Help

Summary length

15 min read