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Introduction to 7 HabitsWhat will we learn?

Stephen Covey

• Stephen R. Covey held a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Harvard University and a doctorate from Brigham Young University. He received 12 honorary doctorates. He made teaching principle-centered living and principle-centered leadership his life’s work.

Milestones• In 2002, Forbes named The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People one of the

top 10 most influential management books ever.• A survey by Chief Executive magazine recognized The 7 Habits of Highly

Effective People as one of the two most influential books of the 20th century.

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People audiobook on tape is the best-selling nonfiction audio in history, selling more than a million and a half copies.

• Authored Principle-Centered Leadership and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, with sales exceeding more than one million copies each.

• Authored First Things First, with sales exceed more than two million copies

• Authored The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, which was released in October 1997, and is the #1 best-selling hardcover book on family.

Milestones Continued• Authored The 8th Habit, with sales exceeding nearly a million copies.• The 8th Habit was named Best Business Book of 2005 by Soundview

Executive Summaries.• Covey received The National Fatherhood Award from the National

Fatherhood Initiative.• Covey was named Speaker of the Year in 1999.• Covey received The Sikh’s 1998 International Man of Peace Award.• Covey received The National Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime

Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership.• Covey received the International Man of Peace Award.• Covey received the International Entrepreneur of the Year Award.• Covey participated on the Board of Directors for the Points of Light

Foundation.• Covey was co-founder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey.• Covey was awarded twelve honorary doctorate degrees.

What are Habits?

• The intersection of knowledge, skill and desire.

Habits

• Knowledge:• What to do and why• Skill:• How to do something• Desire:• The want to do something

Critical Thinking

• What are you knowledgeable about? What things do you know how to do?

• Do you know how to drive?• Do you know that you must put the car in

‘drive’ then press the gas? • If you have a license, you know why you check

your mirrors, drive defensively instead of offensively, etc.

Critical Thinking

• What skills do you have?• Can you actually drive? • You may know how to drive but need the

actual skill to do so.

Critical Thinking

• Do you have a desire to drive?• Maybe you have the knowledge and the skill

but haven’t taken your road test because you don’t have any desire, or want to drive.

Critical Thinking

• Where these three things meet is the formation of a habit.

• Have you been driving for several years now?• If so…• You probably get in your car and buckle without

thinking.• You probably press the break when the car in

front of you does.• These are signs that driving is now a habit for you.

HOMEWORK

• Beginning with The Maturity Continuum on page 48, read the rest of the Seven Habits Overview (through page 62).

• While reading, highlight important words and phrases.

• Pay attention to the ‘How to Use This Book’ section.