Book Report

 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R. Covey was first published in 1989, and until now over 15 million copies have been sold all over the world, which encouraged me to read it. It is a great well-written personal development book that gives powerful lessons in personal change.

I really enjoyed reading this book for several reasons. Fist of all, the book was well organized so that you can understand the idea of it easily. As an illustration, in the beginning Covey describes three different stages of personal growth that we move through as we develop the seven habits, which are dependence, independence and interdependence by showing the differences between them. Secondly, Covey further states the seven habits which are: Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First things first, Think Win-Win, Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, Synergize, and "Sharpen the Saw”. As you can see, he used a really good vocabulary to describe the seven habits. In addition, he was addressing the mind in a convincing manner in the way he was explaining each habit. Lastly, Covey used graphs, tables, and pictures to clarify the content. For instance, he used a nice diagram to show the influence of the three stages, which I mentioned before, on each habit. Obviously, using the visual graphics will simplifies the idea of each habit and makes it easier to understand covey’s point of view. For example, if you don’t understand the way that the author explains one of the seven habits, graphs, table, and the diagram will definitely make you understand the main point of the paragraph.  I highly recommend Steven Covey's Seven Habits, which will help you develop personally and become more effective in your workplace and the way you communicate with other people. In other words, developing these habits will have a lasting effect on your personal effectiveness.