The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Read this book for the umpteenth time yesterday and will be sharing 7 lessons I picked up.

A thread.

Lesson 1

Until a person can say deeply and honestly that

"I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,"

That person cannot say, "I choose otherwise"

Lesson 2:

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand - they listen with the intent to reply.

Lesson 3:

"Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”

Lesson 4:

"To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.”

Lesson 5:

“When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.L

Lesson 6:

“Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.”

Lesson 7:

“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it.”

Bonus:

It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.

Gift the book this holiday season, change a life.

Next book:

“The One Sentence Persuasion Course - 27 Words to Make the World Do Your Bidding” by Blair Warren.