The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families (Fully Revised and Updated): Creating a Nurturing Family in a Turbulent World

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families is Stephen R. Covey's newly revised and updated paperback edition of the New York Times bestseller that offers precious lessons in creating and sustaining a strong family culture in a turbulent world.

In his first major work since The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey presents a practical and philosophical guide to solving the problems--large and small, mundane and extraordinary--that confront all families and strong communities. By offering revealing anecdotes about ordinary people as well as helpful suggestions about changing everyday behavior, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families shows how and why to have family meetings, the importance of keeping promises, how to balance individual and family needs, and how to move from dependence to interdependence. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families is an invaluable guidebook to the welfare of families everywhere.

ISBN-13: 9781250857774

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

Publication Date: 06-07-2022

Pages: 400

Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)

Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012) — recognized by Time magazine as one of America's twenty-five most influential people — was the author of best-selling books including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, First Things First, and The 8th Habit. He was chairman of the FranklinCovey Company and lived with his wife Sandra in Provo, Utah.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Fully Revised and Updated Edition ix

Foreword xi

Introduction: Creating a Nurturing Family Culture 1

Habit 1 Be Proactive 29

Influencing Your Family from the Inside Out

Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind 64

Bringing Purpose and Vision to Your Family

Habit 3 Put First Things First 104

Making Time for Family Time

Habit 4 Think Win-Win 153

Making Deposits in Your Family Relationships

Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 202

Getting to the Heart of Family Communication

Habit 6 Synergize 252

Uniting the Strengths of Everyone

Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw 289

Renewing the Body, Mind, Heart, and Spirit

Giving the 7 Habits a Challenge to Solve 324

Challenge and Opportunity Index 349

Notes and References 357

Acknowledgments 363

Index 367

About the Authors 379

About FranklinCovey Co. 383

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