Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Thinking green on St. Patrick’s Day
Browse through any bookstore fifteen years or so ago and chances are good that the most interesting non-fiction book you’d...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 7. Sharpen the saw.
Did you ever hear this story growing up? A woodcutter strained to saw down a tree. A young man who...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 6. Synergize.
Here’s some of what Stephen Covey thinks: “To put it simply, synergy means “two heads are better than one.” Synergize...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 5. Seek first to understand…then to be understood.
Here’s some of what Stephen Covey has to say: “Communication is the most important skill in life. You spend years...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Think Win-Win…the postscript
John Plodinec provided an excellent comment to Saturday’s post on Win-Win. The third of his three points was particularly telling....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami…one year on
We all know what day this is. One year ago – on March 11, 2011 – Japan and the world...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 4. Think Win-Win.
The first three of Stephen Covey’s habits of highly effective people are personal. They’re individual. You and I can unilaterally...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 3. Put first things first.
Stephen Covey expands his discussion on this third habit on his website: “To live a more balanced existence, you have...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Begin with the end in mind…the postscript.
After posting this morning on begin with the end in mind at the end of a largely sleepless night, I...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Habit 2. Begin with the end in mind.
Stephen Covey, in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, introduces this topic in the following way. With...
