Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey

no matter how much a person works on their attitude, they won’t change if they don’t change their perceptions.

e who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”
— Goethe

greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.”
— David O. McKay

know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”
— Henry David Thoreau

found that I faced a highly complex situation, and that I couldn’t hope to change it until I had armed myself with the necessary psychological and intellectual capacity. My contemplation of life and human nature in that secluded place had taught me that he who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.”

By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become empowered in the task of creating effective, useful and peaceful lives

inside out (character-driven acts) as opposed to an outside in approach (circumstances-driven).

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.”
— Gandhi

The upward spiral consists of three steps;
To Learn
To Commit
To Do