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Stephen R. Covey is the author of the best-selling book "The Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People." His book has sold more than 15
million copies around the world since it was first published in 1989.
Covey believes that success occurs when you align your values with the
universal and timeless principles that exist in our world. Covey
teaches that values govern people's behavior, but principles
ultimately determine the consequences.
Covey has also written several other books including: "First Things
First," "Principle-Centered Leadership," "The Seven Habits of
Highly Effective Families," and "The 8th Habit."
Covey is currently a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of
Business at Utah State University.
There's a lot we can learn from Stephen Covey, so without further a
due….
*7 Must Read Success Lessons from Stephen Covey:*
*1. Know That Your Character is Critical*
_"Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they
are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily,
express our character."_
Watch your habits; your habits will determine your character and your
character will determine your life. You cannot rise any higher than
the fortitude of your character. Your character is the foundation for
your life, so if you want to change your life, you must first change
your character.
*2. Schedule Your Priorities*
_"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to
schedule your priorities."_
Schedule your priorities. If it's important, it must be scheduled.
What you don't schedule won't get done. Know your priorities, and
center your day on those activities.
Which brings me to my next point…
*3. Never Forget the Main Thing*
_"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."_
Never lose sight of the "big picture," keep the main thing the
main thing. Broken focus is the number one reason people fail. It's
not enough to start off on the right track; you must successfully
avoid the unnecessary distractions and attractions of life which aim
to sidetrack you.
Keep the main thing, the main thing!
*4. Use Your Imagination*
_"Live out of your imagination, not your history."_
Your imagination pre-plays your future! Use your imagination to create
the future that you desire.
You can't progress very far looking out of the rear view mirror of
life; use your imagination to look ahead.
See your future as bright; if you can see it and believe it, you can
have it. Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can, or whether you
think you can't – you're right."
*5. First Things First*
_"Effective leadership is putting first things first."_
To be a great leader you must put "first things first;" you must be
able to distinguish the critical from the insignificant, and you must
always place the critical first: First in order, first in priority,
and first in rank.
If you place the critical first, and if you give the critical your
focus and your attention, the "effectiveness" of your leadership
will soar.
*6. Change, Choice and Principles*
_"There are three constants in life... change, choice and
principles."_
Change, choice and principles give you the power to achieve your
dreams.
You can _change_ your life, if you align your _choices_ with the
timeless _principles_ that produce success.
With the weapons of change, choice and principles, impossibilities
become possibilities.
*7. Remember That Decisions Decide Destinies*
_"We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to
us in our past. We have the power of choice."_
Covey said, "We are the creative force of our life, and through our
own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do
certain things, we can accomplish those goals."
Your decisions will ultimately decide where you go in this life;
you're not limited by the accomplishments of your parents, and
you're not confined to the achievements of your peers. You can
achieve whatever you believe you can achieve, and you can do whatever
you believe you can do.
The sky is your limit; the world is your oyster.
Thank you for reading, please pass along!
_Mr. Self Development is an author who teaches a motivational and
practical guide to success. Please visit him at Mr. Self
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