Sean Covey focuses on the message imparted to all the teenagers of the world. This book concentrates on the seven habits pointed out by the author in his book and tries to throw some light on the matter and also explains the author’s message according to the reader’s perception and explains how the book can prove to be effective in the life of the reader. If a teenager has pessimistic thinking and is in a pessimistic thinking then there is not much that a teenager can attain out of life. Yet again if this habit is replaced by an optimistic thinking and a positive attitude, it can make a lot of difference in a sense that it raises self-esteem and brings about a lot of self-confidence in a person.
What the author is trying to show you is that all bad habits can be exchanged for better ones only if one desires for it and puts in some effort and will power. Another writer in Sean Covey’s book, Samuel Smiles once said, ‘Sow a thought and you reap an act, Sow an act, and you reap a habit, Sow a habit, and you reap a character, Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” The fact that Covey’s analysis of leadership meets both civilian and service needs was underlined by several core, formative experiences I have since had at sea, in examining my immediate leaders through Covey’s sevenfold eyes. Once, I was particularly struck by the leadership behavior of a Captain who always gave public and private recognition for the quality of the labor of others, and complimented the diligence of his subordinates. He never saw losses, his thinking was always ‘win-win,’ stressing the positives learned, even when the individual made an accidental error. (9) He was never afraid that making compliments for a job performed correctly and excellently would make him seem weak, according to Covey’s ‘paradigm’ of ‘interdependent’ leadership.
The Essay on ''The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People'' By Steven Covey
Stephen Covey authored the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to offer his expert, professional, and personal insight of seven habits, or traits, exhibited by effective people. While outlining the seven habits, he emphasizes that each previous habit is the building block for the next. He also shows how all the habits are tied together to effectively transition through the growth stages ...
