Archive for the 'Stephen Covey' Category
What’s Your Mission In Life?
4 Comments Published October 9th, 2007 in 7 Habits, Stephen Covey, blog tag, choices, goals, happiness, ideas, jobs, life, motivation, passion, positive thinking, productivity, relationships, self improvement, successChuck at I Hate Your Job has tagged me for a meme that I find particularly interesting: Personal Mission Statements. Many times these games of blog tag are humorous time-wasters that add little to the serious discourse of the blogging community. However, the idea of writing a personal mission statement and sharing it with your [...]
Putting First Things First
10 Comments Published April 7th, 2007 in 7 Habits, Getting Things Done, Stephen Covey, advice, choices, goals, life, organizing, productivity, success, time managementPutting first things first is a concept straight out of Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (aff). It’s a great lesson from a great book that I highly recommend. It’s also a lesson that I and many other people tend to forget far too often.
The first time I heard of this concept [...]
Develop Your Listening Skills: Empathic Listening
6 Comments Published August 9th, 2006 in 7 Habits, Listening Skills, Stephen Covey, advice, life, relationshipsLifehack.org has a list of 5 Tips for Empathic Listening posted today. It’s a short posting, but contains some useful information. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey describes empathic listening this way:
When I say empathic listening, I mean listening with intent to understand. I mean seeking first to understand, to really [...]
