The “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is a book written by Stephen Covey, first published in 1989. It’s a self-help book that discusses principles for personal and professional effectiveness. Here are the seven habits outlined in the book:

Be Proactive: Take responsibility for your actions and reactions. Instead of blaming external circumstances, focus on what you can control and influence.

Begin with the End in Mind: Define your goals and envision what you want to achieve in the long term. This habit emphasizes the importance of having a clear understanding of your values and life goals to guide your daily actions.

Put First Things First: Prioritize your tasks based on importance rather than urgency. Focus on activities that align with your goals and values, and learn to manage your time effectively.

Think Win-Win: Seek mutually beneficial solutions in your interactions with others. Cultivate an abundance mindset and strive for agreements and relationships that benefit everyone involved.

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Practice empathic listening by genuinely trying to understand others before expressing your own thoughts and opinions. This habit emphasizes the importance of communication and collaboration.

Synergize: Value and leverage the differences in people and situations to create synergistic solutions and outcomes. By working together collaboratively, you can achieve results that are greater than the sum of individual efforts.

Sharpen the Saw: Continuous self-improvement is crucial for personal and professional growth. This habit emphasizes the importance of taking care of oneself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. By investing time and effort in self-renewal, individuals can maintain balance and effectiveness in all areas of their lives.

Steve Jobs on three stories of his life
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice,” he said
Steve Jobs’ speech at Stanford University is as compelling as it gets. A drop out himself, his talk comprised of three stories from his life divided into his accidental adoption, his love for his job and ouster from Apple and ultimately being diagnosed with cancer.
In between, he speaks extensively about what helped him survive it all: an enduring love for what one does. “I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle,” he says.
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