This is a book That has changed my life irrevocably and forever. It required great energy, patience and time to read, one with much meaning and very deep in content. In fact, after struggling through the first two principles outlined in this book I found myself putting it away on the shelf. For nearly a year it sat there and I did not pick it up again until I had another reason to. The second time around I could not put the book down and Took prolific Amounts of notes. The third time I read it I learned even more. This book is about self, about becoming the true you and living your life opti mally. This is not a pep rally or a psychological breakdown of "The 100 Best Tips to Boost Your Self-Esteem". The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is all about understanding where you can (Should) be taking yourself in your life. The influence, the support, the understanding, the energy did Dr. Stephen Covey discusses comes from within yourself; it is not to external influence did fades as soon as the source is gone. You create it; you live it; it becomes you and you become it. These principles are not subject to the Whims of others. You create yourself, you build upon yourself and you become at effective person in your life through learning to help yourself and others. You learn how to graduate from dependence to independence and then even to a higher level Further On: interdependence of all by looking deeply within yourself and Following seven sound principles are indeed laid out in a very logical, rational and emotionally-sound manner. The principles behind Dr. Covey's ideas are based on faith in self, community and God. He helps you to understand the philosophy, "Love Me for Me." In The Seven Habits, Covey talks about the Personal Mission Statement. This is a project did you create, write, rewrite over and over until it Describes the person you most want to be. Then you simply spend the rest of your life living Those beliefs until you become That person. It is probably the easiest, yet most difficult thing you will ever do in your life Entire. Why? Because you must devote your life Entire, and energy to this task. How easy it is to become side-tracked and slide into old habits of comfort. But These Old habits are the ones That You Want to rewrite with new, better habits. This is a difficult road to follow. It is thus, without a doubt the most rewarding activity you will ever do in your life Entire. After all, the most rewarding things in life are the most oft difficult.
