The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People CoveyA Business Book Report By Peter Lang The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People was written by Steven R. Covey. I chose this Book because I thought it looked interesting and I was hoping that I would learn about how to be successful. This book was enjoyable to read and I never got bored with it. I knew that this book would give me tips on how to be a better candidate for the work place. I was surprised on the tips that I was given. This book deals with people as individuals, and teaches you about their strengths and weaknesses. It gives you ways on how to decide what exactly is a strength and what is not. This book was not hard to understand. Stephen R. Covey did not use complicated theories or scenarios. Stephen R. Covey, explains each habit completely and he refers back to each strategy throughout the book. At the end of the book there are some exercises that you can do to see how well you understood what you have just finished reading. There is a picture on page 26. This picture to me clearly looked like a young woman with a nice jacket and a hood. In the book, Mr. Covey asks you if you see a woman in her 70’s, with a really big nose. He asks you to keep looking at it. I still could not see it so the book tells you to turn to page 45. Then I could see the older woman. I looked back at the original picture and now I could see the older woman. I started to understand what Mr. Covey was talking about. There are different ways to look at the same situation and that just because I see something one way, that does not necessarily mean that you will see it in the same way. The most Important part of this exercise for me was that both answers were right. So now when someone sees something differently then I do, I will make every attempt to see things from their point of view. The first habit is to Be Proactive. The meanin...
