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Life is to live...
I think deep thinking people tend to be unhappy because they're not living life.They're idealizing and rationalizing life.Some of the concepts here may be good, but reading this book will leave you feeling empty, even if you agree.It's better to spend the time living your life than reading these kinds of deep books.

Give this book as a present for anyone you care about
The more you read this book and go deeper into the principles of Covey the more you discover yourself and others. For many people reading Covey's book or listening to him speak literally changes their lives. This is a powerful and effective recipe for success indeed and highly recommended for people in training.
All Time Classic
This book is an exceptionally well thought, intellectual work. I admire Mr. Covey for his in-depth analysis of human relationships and the new concepts he introduced like emotional bank account, paradigm shift, and writing a family mission statement. I truly believe that it is extremely important for everyone to read this book. ... Read more

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95% of us need this book
The successful companies are not afraid to confront the problem when it arises and discuss it rationally.
Great pairing Amazon!
When I read "Crucial Conversations" I found myself tearing through it in long spurts, driven by an intense interest in the authors' discussion of how we handle those tough circumstances life throws our way. It makes the case that we all need to understand our style for handling the inevitable duress of a difficult conversation, and they complement theories with excellent, actionable strategies that work well in the real world.
Excellent roadmap
This book is not your everyday self help book.It provides a fail-safe roadmap for tough communications.
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The best book I've read in years!
This is a fantastic book. It is as relevant in relationships at home as it is in the work place. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be trusted or who wants to find someone to trust.

Paradigm-Shifter
Every once in a while a book is published that shifts paradigms and instigates a pervasive buzz around the workplace. As a consultant, I know which books these are because they are on the shelf of every client I visit. I predict this book on trust will become a paradigm shifter. Covey makes the issue of trust a hard science that impacts everything, including the bottom-line. And the book is fun to read....lots of stories, business examples, personal stories, and statistics. This is a five-star book that I highly recommend. ... Read more

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Decent Work with Some Truly Great Ideas
This book isn't as much of a delight to read as was the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I don't know quite what to account that to, but I think that Mr. Covey had less to say in this volume. There are many charts and diagrams, and much repetition, here. Also, this book is over-saturated with Covey's patented brand of neologistic corporate-speak. Everything needs its own buzz word (or four), and so you have to have read the 7 Habits going in, just to be able to understand what Covey's referring to.
Successful Work Habits
The author describes key elements to determining success in an
AMAZING
This is an incredible piece of work!It is one of the top 5 BEST and most impacting books that I've ever read (and I've read a lot).There are so many thoughts and principles that have stuck with me.This isn't a book you read where you come away wondering what you learned because you can't articulate what you read and/or learned.With this book, there are amazing teachings. It is much better than so many other books on business, leadership, and life balance.As an family man, MBA and non-profit student director, his book and my application of its principles have truly left a great impact on my life and in turn the lives of others. ... Read more

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A thoughtful & powerful corporate guide for breaking free from old patterns of thought!
Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles at Work
A Sensible Path to Serenity
In Prisoners of Our Thoughts Alex Pattakos has taken Viktor Frankl's logotherapy into the 21st century. With this book Pattakos has distilled meaning centered therapy into its essentials and created a practical, therapeutic approach available to the layman struggling with today's challenging work environment.
Choice rather than rote thinking
"Prisoners of our Thoughts" is based on common sense, but common sense of an uncommon sort. Rather than meeting life with a monolithic sense of entitlement, Dr. Pattakos proposes an attitude of service. Find meaning for yourself in your life and take responsibility for choosing your attitudes. Dr. Pattakos' role model, Viktor Frankl, represents the most extreme and heroic example of choosing your attitude, as he did in the concentration camps of World War II. To paraphrase him, everything can be taken from you, except your ability to choose your attitude toward the situation you may find yourself in.
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The 7 HELPFUL Habits for Teens
This book is great! Teenagers can really relate to this kind of stuff! The book is jam packed with pictures, quotes, and best of all the best advice a teenager could get! A College-Student's Review of"7 Habits ... Teens"
* * * * * FIVE STARS! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! * * * * *Last summer I found this book on my younger brother's desk--a gift to him from our mother. As an eighteen-year-old college student, I thought the writing would be "too young" for me. NOPE! I read the book and it has significantly changed my views of myself, others, and the world. On another note, I liked the book so much that I decided to check out 'the original,' Sean's father's book (7 Habits of ... *people*): the verdict: I personally found the book for Teens a MUCH better read. Sean's writing style is concise and very visual, making it easy to understand, enjoyable, and fun. The anecdotes and stories are universally applicable--despite racial, economic, etc. backgrounds (or even age!).He doesn't waste time getting to the point, taking a single paragraph to introduce a new concept, and then supporting it with two or three stories, anecdotes, or quotations; and yes, there are even pictures too! The end product is something that is VERY enjoyable, practicable, and has helpful. If you have ANY doubts about whether or not to read this book, I would say that if you are even looking into it enough to read this review, you and someone you know can greatly benefit from the ideas in this book. Of course self-change is scary and difficult, but this book makes it fun and easy. It's helped me to not only improve my own life, but also that of my younger brother, guiding me to be a better role model for him. When I first found this book I had made fun of it, but as soon as I had begun reading, I was hooked [or as the book would have me say, "I hooked myself..."] Thanks Sean (and Stephen) for your contribution(s)! [And thanks Mom, too...]: - )

A very interesting, and lifechanging book
I have personally read this book, and ( as a 13 year old), it has drasticly changed my life. There are passages in this book that told me things about myself I never knew. Like this " I'f who I am, is what I have, and what I have is lost, who am I ?" I no longer feal that money or impotance should matter in my life. I should live it accourding to my life, and not by the will of others. ... Read more

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What are the most important things in your life? Do they get as much care, emphasis, and time as you'd like to give them? Far from the traditional "be-more-efficient" time-management book with shortcut techniques, Read more

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A Worthwhile Read even for time management junkies
The Stephen R. Covey engine has kicked out numerous books on self-help, and they consult 200 out of the top 500 Fortune companies. After all of those books and years, they have heard enough stories and waded through enough crisis situations to get a good handle on what works and does not work in all of those environments.
Excellent thesis camouflaged by flowery writing
The author of "First Things First," Stephen Covey, Roger Merrill, and Rebecca Merrill, are all involved with the Franklin Covey Company--a company most known for training individuals and institutions in "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People."The purpose of "First Things First" is to provide an expanded, fuller treatment of some aspects of the Seven Habits.These aspects include the concepts of "Sharpening the Saw" (making time to renew and develop your mental, social, physical, and spiritual health), Quadrant II (things that are important yet not urgent), Personal Mission Statements, What Matters Most (making sure you spend your time in the most important activities and relationships), Roles and Goals, Synergy and Inter-dependence, and Leadership Styles.
Integrity in the Moment of Choice

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Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities
Good content, helps to have a background in the Franklin Covey system.

Extremely Helpful!
This audio series has been extremely helpful to me in getting a better understanding of Covey's principles regarding time management and prioritization.After reading his book "First Things First," I felt I needed an additional resource to grasp fully the principles he was presenting.This audio series accomplished that very situation.
Great Overview of Franklin Covey Principles
During my initial first few minutes of listening I realized that Stephen Covey wasn't the main speaker on this tape (he narrates some sections). Suddenly I thought maybe the quality would be mediocre. That this would be some cranked out product just to make a buck. I was wrong. I listened to all 3 CD's (the 4th is a computer demo) and enjoyed the presentation highly. Read more

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A Great Listen
I loved to listen to these CDs.I listened to the entire collection over a 2 week period.For me, these CDs were very inspirational and have made me look at how I am currently living my life.I think everyone should read or listen to this book.I can't wait to listen to them again.

Audio Version Less Effective Than Print Form
Why is this book read in business schools, seminaries and even by high school students? Why "Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People"?
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Trite
The audio is delivered in a monotone that almost puts you to sleep. Not a good thing while driving

This is my teacher after prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
This is real.
Very uplifting, great paradigm for living
It's difficult to give enough praise to what Stephen R. Covey does.I love reading his books and almost anyone will benefit from browsing through the different stories about how people had the courage to face their problems and change by engaging in positive behavior.To state the obvious, 'Living the 7 Habits' is an inspiring read.I would urge a bit of caution, however, in that the laboratory of the real world may not cooperate much with a person living the seven habits.On the other hand, Covey never says it's easy and he at least indirectly reminds the reader that incorporating the seven habits into one's life is an enormous amount of work.
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UnWorkable Workbook!Cannot Print It!Cannot Write In It!
Franklin Covey reps knew nothing about this product when I called them, because they do not offer it in e-book form.It was never designed to be released in this format.Amazon.com had a nice idea but they didn't think it through.They need to 'Synergize' better.Don't waste your time and money on this product.

Adobe E-book version is a TOTAL RIPOFF!
Do not purchase this ebook!You can't print it.AND it uses some sort .NET internet validation that stopped working on the laptop I downloaded it on.So, I CAN'T print it and I CAN'T read it.For GOD'S SAKE SOMEBODY TELL ME- WHAT GOOD IS THIS LOAD OF E-BOOK!Unreal.Absolutely unreal.

EBOOKS FROM AMAZON ARE A RIPOFF!
There should be a note in the description somewhere that you will be unable to PRINT any worksheets from the workbook.What good is a workbook that you CANNOT WORK in???And I can't even get my money back.I am completely unsatisfied. ... Read more

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If you own a business, you need to listen to this CD - Several times,
Period.

Empathy inLeadership and Management
More "sound advice" from the autor of "Sever Habits of Highly Effective People". Quite a few (at least semi) practical advices in this book - building on the priveate and public victories. I think Covey once more prooved his ability to put this into a leadership perspective. Althoug it may not be absolutely necessary to read The Sever Habits in advance, it undoubtedly would be an advantage .
Excellent, but redundant on many points
This follow up book to the SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE (Covey), repeats a lot of the same ideas in this title.However, it applies the ideas in a slightly different way and is a useful read who want to enforce the difficult to develop seven habits and apply them on an organizational level.
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Another great in the Powertalk Series
Using the mentality of "henry1983" all the great classics ever written by the greatest authors that ever lived deserve to be rated "one star" because "you can find them in the library" as if the rating system has anything to do with where someone obtained the content! Books here are reviewed by people who *read the book* regardless of whether they got it from the library, a local bookstore, as a gift, or at Amazon.It's almost embarrassing that this needs to be explained to what I assume is an adult--so this person may have some kind of ulterior agenda. The very fact that he rated it one star for that reason and then stated in his writing that it actually deserves 5 stars, means he invalidated his own rating and should therefore be removed (and take this paragraph along with it).
Why buy?
Hey Henry from Hong Kong...News flash...copying this tape set is illegal!! That is why you should buy it. Besides it is a great set of interviews.

Not bad
Nice job from Tony, but Prechter lacks deeper knowledge of the basics of finance and macro-economy to be able to make such affirmations. Not to mention that he over-simplifies all matters to make and re-make his point. Of course, his pessimistic view may still prove to be right and then he will be called a guru again. But how long has been since he declared these points and nothing happened? Some months, right? As he also agrees, TIMING is key to make or not to lose money on financial markets, so to me this book is 3 stars: not bad, but no good either. ... Read more

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Very Useful!
This book as one review most aptly put is "an inspirational recharge that will bring you closer to a holistic sense of personal effectiveness and purpose."Probably the most effective way of absorbing the principles is to see him speak live. I have heard him in his audio version of the seven habits book.He is excellent because he comes across as an average guy, not arrogant, trying to give you the most useful advice possible.He is very much like the fictional character from my book "Stark Contrast" named Dr. Tom Kelstone.
Helps One to Stay Focused
In this followup up to the original book by a similar title, Dr. Covey provides insight on how to work the plan. Each day has an inspiring excerpt that is easily grasped. Consider, for example, the December 5 entry where he reminds us of the need for continual rewewal. He writes: "Habit 7: 'Sharpen the Saw' is personal Production Capability. It's preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have--you. It's renewing the four dimensions of your nature--physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional." Supporting the 7 Habits
First, the reviewer from Falls Church, VA makes the statement that Covey makes reference to pages in The 7 habits....If the person read the sub-title "Living the seven habits"one would expect Covey torefer to his other book. Read more

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Really nice book for teenagers (and their parents)
If you liked this book, also try "The Healing Journey" series of self help journals by Phil Rich. The first two -- "The Healing Journey" and "The Healing Journey for Couples", arejournaling books written to help people learn how to journal and what tojournal about. The others in the series focus on specific life issues.

A Masterpiece!
The book showed the though challenges in a teenagers life and how to deal with competition, people, peer pressure, and more. Pages filled with cartoons, quotes, and pictures. Great for any teen that wants to besucessful in life. ... Read more

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"What is 'effectiveness' in a family?" asks author Steven R. Covey. He promptly answers with four words: "a beautiful family culture." Building this culture is the primary theme of Covey's parenting guide, a manual based on concepts introduced in his blockbuster, Read more

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Life Changing
Some of this is just common sense. But some of this was life changing for my family.
Old concepts repackaged and regurgitated
All Covey is saying in his longwinded book, basically, is this: Listen to the people you love. Put the family first in all your decisions. Blah blah blah and something about synergy.
Well Packaged, Well Presented, Needful Message
I listened to the Audio CD version of this book.The presentation was well organized.With breaks built in for thought, action and reflection.
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