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    Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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    Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    By Jennifer Jansen

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    One of the most impactful and inspiring books, this bestseller by Stephen R. Covey has been an invaluable guide for millions of people. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was first published more than 25 years ago and has remained one of the highest-selling books of all-time. It is not only a guide to business, but to life in general, providing inspiration and guidance which has helped millions around the world.
    In this summary, J. Jansen has taken all the most important points and condensed them into this one book thus saving you from having to read all 388 pages. Her summary is easy to read and packed with the relevant information which will help you gain a better understanding and allow you apply the principles in your daily life.
    Jansen’s summary will take you through all the habits of successful people, including how to be proactive, keeping the end goal in mind, making sure what should come first comes first, how to understand and be understood, and how to think in a win-win manner to help you in life. It also briefly goes through the habit of synergising, or in other words, learning the habit of co-operation, which can greatly improve your life. The final habit Covey mentions which Jansen summarises is ensuring you continue to hone and preserve the skills you already have or improving upon them.
    In short, this summary is exactly that – a summary which recaps all the most important points of the 7 Habits book. If you would like more detail you could purchase The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People online or in book stores.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Jansen
    Release dateMar 2, 2018
    ISBN9781370066858
    Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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    Jennifer Jansen

    In her past life Jennifer was a teacher which she found extremely rewarding. She speaks three languages and is now learning a fourth so you could say words are in her blood.Jennifer is an avid reader and has lived and worked in exotic places, travelling to every continent. Her romance books are based on the first-hand knowledge she has on the destinations and therefore the characters and settings are authentic.Jenifer hopes you enjoy reading her stories as much as she enjoys writing them.Read her travel blogs and find her romance books on her website above.

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      Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Jennifer Jansen

      Introduction

      We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle.

      The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a best-selling book by Stephen R. Covey. It was published in 1988 as a business and self-help book, and to date has sold over 25 million copies. The book itself is just under 400 pages and if you do not have the time to read through it, I have written this summary to assist you. I’ve taken the most important points from the book and put them in easy to read terms.

      The 7 Habits was originally written as a business management book. However, the concepts within it are universal and because of this, people realised they could use them in all areas of life to bring about more success and fulfilment.

      In the 7 Habits, Covey discusses a particular approach to achieving one’s goals and doing so effectively by aligning oneself to true north which is his version of saying ‘ethical character.’ He presents certain character ethics as being both universal as well as timeless.

      Our characters are a composite of our habits. They tend to be consistent, and most of the time unconscious patterns. Either way, habits show our character, and also how effective or ineffective we are in life.

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