This is a chapter-by-chapter summary of a book by late Stephen R.
Covey, writer of the most-effective personal development book, 7
Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
(first published 1989). One chapter, one article. Read this summary, buy the
book. Grow!
There are people that struggle to try to achieve
something only to end up realizing that what they were doing so long didn’t
really have an important meaning in their life. As Covey states: “To Begin with End in Mind means
to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where
you’re going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the
steps you take are always in the right direction.”
Imagine that you will live
your whole remaining life based on the choices and actions you took this far
and you attend your own funeral. Would you feel happy or sad about your life?
Were your choices, actions or priorities compatible with what you were trying
to accomplish in your life? “It’s
incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busyness of life,
to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover
that it’s leaning against the wrong wall.”
It is very important to
visualize the “End” in your mind to
guide you through your life. For example, if your dream is to become a good
doctor and be remembered that you saved as many lives as possible, what’s the
point in struggling to become the director of the hospital just for bigger
salary, preventing you at the same time from performing more surgeries?
This habit is based on imagination –
the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes.
the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes.
Write Your
Own Personal Mission Statement, Envision the End in Your Mind!
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