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An important concept in Stephen Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” is Habit 4: Think Win-Win. I believe more people struggle with incorporating this habit over any other.

If you’ve been tracking this series regarding the concepts found in Stephen Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” we are now entering the section Covey calls “Habits of Interdependence.” These habits (Habits 4-6) help us work better with other...

The term “Emotional Bank Account” was made popular in Stephen Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” and it provides a solid understanding of how trust is built and maintained, as well as how it can be destroyed. 

Time and again we hear about the need for good time management, but if we examine that phrase, we realize it’s not accurate. Every person on the planet gets the same amount of time every day: 24 hours. Nobody gets more, nobody gets less, and no matter how much we try, we cannot speed up nor slow down time.

Have you ever heard the phrase, “All things are created twice?” That phase sits at the heart of habit two from Stephen Covey’s bestselling book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Habit two is called, “Begin with the end in mind,” and it correlates to what Covey calls the first creation. It’s called first creation because begin with the end in mind is something that occurs in our heads. The second creation occurs when we create the functional finished product.