We’ve all heard it before, “Seek first to understand, then be understood”. A powerful lesson from Stephen Covey in “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” that holds true. I recently got reminded of this idea on a river.
My wife Peggy and I were in Wisconsin for a family vacation recently and decided to go on a 3 hour canoe trip with her sister and brother-in-law. Each couple had a small, rickety, rented canoe and hopped into our canoes. The weather was perfect and we were having a great time.
About an hour into our trip Peggy asked a simple request, “Can you tell me when you switch sides with your paddle?” Now, this IS a simple request. I was in the back of the canoe, and she couldn’t see me, Read More...
The memorization of the 7 Habits is 2:53 into the video. Each of the 7 Habits, their mnemonic device and a short summary of the habit are listed below.
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We’ve all heard it before, “Seek first to understand, then be understood”. A powerful lesson from Stephen Covey in “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” that holds true. I recently got reminded of this idea on a river.
