![]() ![]() … when you engage in work … that taps your talent and fuels your passion – that rises out of a great need in the world that you feel drawn by conscience to meet – therein lies your voice, your soul’s code. Where all of the circles intersected was Voice. It was basically a Venn diagram of 4 overlapping circles.Įach circle represented Passion, Talent, Need and Conscience. However there was one diagram in Part I that pulled everything he mentioned in a powerful way. Many are very similar to each other with slight differences. ![]() Your power to choose the direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of creation.Ĭovey uses many diagrams throughout this book – almost to the point of confusion. This quote from the book really drives the concept home: How many of you have said “I would have done that if only …”? Too often people see themselves as victims of circumstance. Part I of The 8th Habit is all about what Covey calls “finding your voice”.Ĭovey states that each one of us is born with a unique set of gifts that we can share with the world if we choose to do so. It is packed with so much information and inspiration that you should not wait to read the first book before you read the second. I needn’t have worried about reading the 7 Habits first because the 8th Habit truly does stand on it’s own. Because it was called The 8th Habit – I (being a sequential kind of person) felt like I had to read Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People first.Ĭonfession: I have had the 7 Habits book on my bookshelf since 1989 – I know, Marie Kondo would have a fit.īut I finally did read the 7 Habits a few months ago, which then made it possible for me to read The 8th Habit this past week.Īnd what I realized is that The 8th Habit – From Effectiveness to Greatness is all about finding your voice and inspiring others to find theirs.
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