Covey's Seven Habits: More Self-Help Mush or Something Substantive?

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It is sometimes necessary in life to try to peer past the trees in order to see the forest. Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens (actually by Stephen Covey's son Sean Covey), and The Eighth Habit, appear at first glance to be just more of the questionable advice-for-the-masses so loved by PBS funding drives and chain-store bookstores. On reading Covey's works, however, it becomes plain that, despite perhaps some over-use of buzzwords("proactive," "synergistic"), and maybe slipping at times into a patronizing tone, nevertheless this is not more pablum.

Covey emphasizes substance over style, and sincerity over hype. Although there is plenty of hype around Covey's Habits books, the point is that here is something of substance! This blog is all about that substance. Bookmark it. Put it in your favorites. And to visit Covey's company site, the Franklin Covey institute, click here: CLICK ON THIS for More on Stephen Covey and The Seven (7) Habits of Highly Effective People