![]() To live with change, to optimize change, you need principles that don't change. In fact, I'm convinced that the 7 Habits are increasingly relevant in today's turbulent, troubled, complex world of change. It may sound presumptuous, but I believe that all highly effective people live the principles underlying the 7 Habits. (A diagram of the 7 Habits and a brief definition of each Habit can be found on the inside of the front cover of this book for quick reference.) By self-evident I mean you can't really argue against them any more than a person can argue that you can build trust without trustworthiness. They are permanent, natural laws, like gravity. By timeless I mean that they never change. By universal I mean that the principles apply in any situation, in any culture, that they belong to all six major world religions, that they are found in all societies and institutions that have had truly enduring success. That framework is based upon the 7 Habits, which are in turn based upon universal, timeless, and self-evident principles. I feel humbled by their humanity and profoundly grateful for their sharing.īut this is more than a storybook because there is a framework of thinking that permeates all of these stories. Their stories are splendid illustrations of profound change. You can tell that all of them are rich human beings who should be respected for what they represent, for what they are trying to accomplish, and for what they have accomplished. I cannot fully describe the respect and reverence I have for every person who has contributed a story, for their willingness to share their inward struggles to live by universal and self-evident principles. I've come to realize not only that a picture is worth a thousand words, as the Far Eastern expression goes, but that the picture created in the heart and mind of a person by a story is worth ten thousand. ![]() ![]() Use stories people can relate to." She has always had an intuitive sense for these things and, fortunately, has had absolutely no hesitation to express it!Įxperience has taught me that Sandra was right and I was wrong. She simply says to me, "Don't be so heavy. For more than forty years my wife, Sandra, has heard hundreds of my presentations, and almost inevitably, in giving me feedback, she counsels me to use more stories, to give more examples that illustrate the principles and theories I am teaching. My main concern has been that the reader or listener might think I was prescribing the practice in the story rather than seeing the practice as an illustration of a principle. I've not always been big on the value of stories. I believe these stories will enthrall and inspire you, as they have me, with a sense of excitement and with recognition of your own freedom, potential, and power.īut before I go any further, I should probably make a confession. If you're not a 7 Habits reader, these stories will likely renew your faith in your own native abilities and wisdom. What will these stories do for you? If you're already familiar with The 7 Habits, they will likely renew your understanding and commitment to the Habits and, perhaps more important, stir up new insights into other creative ways to apply them to meet your challenges successfully. Living the 7 Habits is a book of stories - stories about people from all walks of life dealing with profound challenges in their businesses, communities, schools, and families, as well as within themselves - showing how they applied the principles of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to these challenges, and the remarkable things that resulted.
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