7 Habits of Highly Effective People

According to Stephen Covey, the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People will lead all of us through the staged of maturity to interdependence.

The 7 habits are an orderly sequence of growth which starts from achieving personal victories to attaining public victories.



  • Habit # 1 - BE PROACTIVE
  • Habit # 2 - BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
  • Habit # 3 - PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
  • Habit # 4 - THINK WIN-WIN
  • Habit # 5 - SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
  • Habit # 6 - SYNERGIZE
  • Habit # 7 - SHARPEN THE SAW


Habits 1, 2 and 3 lead to private victories that allow us to achieve self-mastery and dominion over self.

Habits 4, 5 and 6 lead to public victories that allow us to achieve success with others.

These habits forms a continuum because private victory precedes public victory. Meaning, that unless we develop self-mastery, it is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve success with others.

Together these habits cultivate personal character, which is the foundation of effectiveness.

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