7 Habits of

HIGHLY
Effective
People book by stephen r. Covey

Ender aydın orak • 2014

 adj. Effective

Having an intended or expected effect.

Producing a strong impression or

response
personal victory
 1. Be Proactive

“They cannot take away our self-respect

if we do not give it to them.”

Mahatma Gandhi
 1. Be Proactive

Proactivity: Being responsible for your

own life.

Control your own destiny or someone

else will.
 1. Be Proactive
Reactive people are driven by feelings,
circumstances, conditions, the
environment.

Proactive people are driven by carefully

considered, selected and internalized
values.
1. Be Proactive

Take responsibility

Take action
2. Begin with an end in mind

“Visualizing something organises one’s

ability to accomplish it.”

Stephen R. Covey
2. Begin with an end in mind

Visualize where you want to go

Plan it out
 3. Put First things first
“Things that matter most must never be
at the mercy of things which matter
least.”

Goethe
3. Put First things first

Set priorities
Public victory
 4. Think Win/Win
“Win-win is a belief in the Third Alternative.
It’s not your way or my way: it’s a better way”



“Comparison leads to win-lose scripting”

Stephen R. Covey
 4. Think Win/Win

Have a mindset of winning together

 5. Understand First

“We need to listen to one another if we

are to make it through this age of
apocalypse and avoid the chaos of the
crowd”
 5. Understand First

Actively listen

Empathic listening

Listen to understand, not to respond

 6. Synergize
“Strength lies in difference, not in
similarities. ”

“I don’t not see the world as it is, I see the

world as I am.”

Stephen R. Covey
”
 6. Synergize

The whole is greater than the sum of its

parts

Valuing the differences

 7. Sharpen The Saw

“He whose two days are equal, is a loser.”

Hz. Muhammed
 7. Sharpen The Saw

4 Dimensions: Physical, Mental,

Spiritual, Social

Spend one hour a day for these activities

8. Find your voice & inspire
others

Help

&

Inspire
Thanks.
7 Habits of Highly Efficient People
book by Stephen R. Covey