Once you have mastered something you need to continually work on it in order to keep your skills sharp and current. This is the essence of Covey's "Sharpening The Saw" where we go over what we have learned and reflect on what we need … Read More »

Synergy is the act of getting along in harmony with both those around us and ourselves. Each of the previous habits have helped bring us to a point where we can act in tandem with people in order to achieve great relationships and mutually … Read More »

Many people have had training in how to communicate effectively, but very few of us have had training in how to listen effectively. This Habit covers how we should interact with others: Both what we need to do in order to communicate effectively with … Read More »

In order to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome to any situation, we need to go into it with a "Win/Win" attitude. This means that both parties get what they want, but more importantly, we build a relationship with the other party that can be … Read More »

Now we understand what goals we want to achieve we need to understand what changes we need to make in order to realise our goal. Covey's Habit 3 covers how we should prioritise tasks so that we can action, postpone, delegate or forget them … Read More »

In order to achieve our goals, we need to know what we want the outcome to be. This habit asks us to look at what our goal is and then we can begin to figure out the necessary steps in order to achieve it. … Read More »

If we want to achieve anything, whether that be in our personal lives, our work lives or our friendships we can't just sit back and wait for things to come to us. We need to look at what outcomes we want and be proactive … Read More »

In this series I go back over my initial thoughts on the 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People and see 6 years on whether my thoughts have changed. This post contains links to all my new thoughts on the 7 habits as well as links … Read More »