10 Inspiring Quotes from the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey by Muinuddin Bashar

One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators, and parents-millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th-anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey.

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity--principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.



Here are 10 extremely inspiring quotes from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that will show you the way to success.

 

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

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

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

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

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

  6. To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.

  7. Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

  8. Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).

  9. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

  10. Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.


The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work!




MUINUDDIN BASHAR ARONNO was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, he is pursuing his B.Eng. degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. He loves working at the intersection of technology, business, and education.











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