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The 7 Habits on the Go: Timeless Wisdom for a Rapidly Changing World

January 2, 2024

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024! Last year, the Pearls of Wisdom provided you with a monthly training track of learning opportunities based on a CSUMB value or professional skill using content from SumTotal and external resources. This year, we will leverage the resources in SumTotal by highlighting a specific book each month to help you learn and grow. This month, our spotlight is on the book The 7 Habits on the Go: Timeless Wisdom for a Rapidly Changing World.

In the book The 7 Habits on the Go: Timeless Wisdom for a Rapidly Changing World, author Sean Covey takes inspiration from Stephen Covey's work, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Snapshots Edition. This 35-minute read provides reflective activities for each of the 7 habits that help you move from theory to practice and, in turn, develop a growth mindset that supports success in achieving your personal and professional goals. 

The habits* outlined are:

  • Habit 1: Be Proactive. Take responsibility for your life. You are not a victim of genetics, circumstance, or upbringing. Live life from your Circle of Influence.
  • Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind. Define your values, mission, and goals in life. Live life based upon your vision of your life.
  • Habit 3: Prioritize your activities and focus on what matters most. Spend more of your time in Quadrant II: the quadrant of important but not urgent.
  • Habit 4: Think Win-Win. Have an everyone-can-win attitude; be happy for the success of others.
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. Listen to people empathically and then ask to be heard.
  • Habit 6: Synergize. Value and celebrate differences so that you can achieve more than you ever could have alone.
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. Consistently recharge your batteries in all four dimensions: physical, mental, spiritual, and social/emotional.

For the remaining weeks of January, we will look more closely at two specific habits and provide you with additional resources for developing them.

Got time for more? Check out companion resources available in SumTotal from Steven Covey:

*Covey, Sean, and Stephen R. Covey. “7 Quick Takeaways from The 7 Habits on the Go.” The 7 Habits on the Go: Timeless Wisdom for a Rapidly Changing World, Mango Publishing Group, Coral Gables, 2020.