Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its 15th year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new foreword and afterword written by Covey that explore whether the 7 Habits are still relevant and answer some of the most common questions he has received over the past 15 years.

This audio edition is the first ever unabridged recording of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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13 hours and 4 minutes
Author

Stephen R. Covey
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Stephen R. Covey
Audible release date

28 December 2003
Language

English
Publisher

Simon & Schuster Audio
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B00NX9IQZQ
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	13 hours and 4 minutes
Author	Stephen R. Covey
Narrator	Stephen R. Covey
Audible.com.au Release Date	28 December 2003
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX9IQZQ
Best Sellers Rank	69 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Business Management (Books) 1 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Organisational Behaviour (Books)

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Essential Covey.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2019

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For me, the 7 Habits are the essences but not the whole story. Each essence has its own implications if you're willing to consider them. Of course, considering without applying has limited value, and it's one of the easy-to-miss features of Covey's writing that he asks you to get up and do more than nod your head in agreement. Covey's writing endures in part because he doesn't try to make you an infant who is incapable of doing things for yourself, like so many self improvement books do nowadays. Covey reminds me to think deeply and authentically about what I want, because one day I'll be living with the consequences of it.

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It's obvious why it's a classic - very useful and practical

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2015

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This is one of those classics, often referred to but in my case not as widely read. I bought it not because I was after a PowerBook to change my life but actually wanted to see what everyone goes on about and it was on kindle special list for the day so was relatively cheap & could justify it if I felt it was a lot of American hogwash.

Surprisingly, it was really good, and while it Is the quintessential "life improvement" book, it wasn't preachy and difficult to read with a lot of "consultant jargon". Based on Covey's decades long study of self-improvement and human character, this book is a straight forward & effective tool for getting your mind to set & achieve goals. A lot of these concepts we already know however reading them in this order with the relevant explanations helps to cement thoughts into concrete plans.

The book is broken down into sections by each habit. The 7 Habits are, as listed in the book: 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

The book was very well written, I would absolutely recommend it, it’s applicable to all aspects in life.

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Interesting read

Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2019

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I was pleasantly surprised this was based on principles and not actually habits such as exercising first thing in the morning and meditating. It is based on foundational things and laid out well. In the additional resources at the back, he mentions he normally teaches habits 4, 5 and 6 and then 1, 2, 3 - which makes me think - why not switch them around? It also wanders into the realm of forgiveness which I think is unnecessary in this context. Overall, there are things I am using in my life and will continue to do that I believe will enhance it. Although, I skipped over the areas and examples I felt weren't relevant

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Jay Davies

A must read for anyone looking to grow

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2020

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This book has been less of a read and more of an ongoing life skills reference manual. It's the staple, "You must read this" for every up and coming manager I've worked with over the last 10 years and I suspect it will continue to be so for a very long time.

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Andrew Nestorovic

Great and highly practical insightful book

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2019

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Great and highly practical insightful book, lots of useful tips. Should be standard reading for all to learn and improve themselves, communication and relationships with others.

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Saffronflora

Easy Reading and Easy Implementation

Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2021

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I had often heard this title in educational conversations and was interested to see what it was about. I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of the text and the straight forward way in which it was delivered. I have already learnt so much from this book and will continue to implement the 7 behaviours.

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Trevor Cuthbert

Replacement copy

Reviewed in Australia on 15 March 2019

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Grounding, and centering messages.
Needs to be read at least annually, sometimes more often, whenever you think that you know what you are doing.

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Peter Schwartz

I should have read this 25 years ago

Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2015

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I started this book when it first came out but put it down. Now I've read it through and so much of its content and ideas resonate with me. I'll be re-reading and dipping into it for the next 25 years.

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This book helped me rewrite my life.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2018

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Motivational books and these self-help related material are never something that worked with me when I seek inspiration or help or something to resonate with.

This book, however; even if I needed to 'endure' an unconvincing start, was revolutionary in helping me rewrite my life, help find purpose and deal with my mental health issues also.

I would summerise this book as: ''applied, logical wisdom'.

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Justin Ferrari

An honest review

Reviewed in Canada on 21 August 2018

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I have just completed the most popular and widely-recognized self-help book ever written. Its impact and cultural relevance is real; even non-readers acknowledge it after a glance at its cover.

To be frank, I was not blown away by this book. Yes, there are tidbits of wisdom, but they are scattered sparingly in a seamless array of personal anecdotes, mixed with lengthy phrases in no way aiding what was originally a bald point.

I recovered from the book two very important points which could bring value to most intellectuals: a potential new time-management schedule built on a weekly framework which I will definitely try! The second stresses the essence of self-improvement through continuous reading to live life in crescendo as Mr. Covey so magnificently put it.

I did find the 7 habits to be applicable and relatable. I saw my own values and principles in most of them. Maybe I just did not enjoy the dry writing style and the over-usage of anecdotes. I was maybe hoping for more deep-diving in philosophical which ironically begins to appear at the end of the book in the Final Interview with the author. Overall, I give it 3 stars.

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MSZ

I found it a bit boring to be fair and too much full of biblical ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2018

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Some interesting suggestions for sure, I found it a bit boring to be fair and too much full of biblical and religious references

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Gavin Deadman

Great book, highly recommend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2020

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Fantastic book by Stephen R. Covey

If you're into self-improvement I couldn't recommend this highly enough.

Four generations of time management:

1st generation - notes and checklists

2nd generation - calendars and appointment books

3rd generation - important idea of prioritisation, of clarifying values, and of comparing the relative worth of activities based on their relationship to those values

4th generation - recognises that "time management" is really a misnomer-the challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves

5th generation - tbc

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Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2018

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Absolutely love this book, so happy I bought it. There are hundreds of books with similar messages out there now but this is one which i'll continue to read and revisit. The messages relate to all aspects of life with relatable content and stories. I have started to act on some of the principles straight away with immediate results

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