intentions‚ hardly any of us will make it through the first month. Well‚ that’s how it has been for past so many years‚ hasn’t it? Here is another fact: When some self help guru or endless text on the World Wide Web tells you that you can make or break a habit in 21 days‚ it’s natural to be suspicious. Why specifically 21 days? In the preface to his book ‘Psycho- cybernetics’‚ Dr Maxwell Maltz mentioned‚ ‘Following a plastic surgery‚ it takes 21 days for the average person to get used to his new face. Similarly
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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was written by Stephen R. Covey in 1989. This book has been on the National Best Seller list for over 200 weeks. Many people have attended Covey’s seminars on the subject. Many companies have required top executives to read this book including AT & T‚ Dow Chemical‚ Ford‚ Deloitte and Touche‚ Marriott‚ Xerox and Ritz Carlton Hotels. This book proposes that there are seven habits that can be learned to improve
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take from the grounds and reach the heights. Just as a beaten track is formed by many people walking along it‚ in the same way‚ our habits‚ good or bad‚ are formed due to repeated acts. It has been truly said‚’ sow a thought‚ you reap an act; sow an act‚ you reap a habit; sow a habit‚ you reap a character; sow a character‚ you reap your destiny’. We should perform the habit of industry‚ honesty‚ early rising‚
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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE The ability of this book to inspire‚ motivate‚ engage and direct all of us to be better partners‚ friends‚ companions‚ associates and leaders is beyond measure. Stephen Covey has put together a step by step road map that is neither a quick fix nor a 1 trick pony to success of personal growth and achievement. These principals of character are the building blocks for growth and are steadfast through the ages of time. He has broken down in detail 7 habits for
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My perfect day would start by me waking early — 7:30 am is early‚ for me — feeling refreshed and restored. I haven’t had a relaxing night of sleep in months and often awaken far later than I had planned‚ feeling guilty‚ stiff‚ and still sleepy. After a hot shower and a shave I’d put on a comfortable outfit‚ including nice socks (it’s amazing how wearing a pair of nice socks can improve my day)‚ comfortable jeans‚ and a tagless t-shirt (really‚ the ones without itchy tags in the back of the neck
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their best and have done their best‚ in that case‚ it can be called “SUCCESS” to all situations‚ no matter whether the result is good or not. And also‚ people have succeed because people are doing their favorite things and change themselves on bad habits. First of all‚ to people‚ success is that people have done all themselves best even if they failed. According to the dictionary‚ success refers to “the achievement of something that you have tried to do or wanted to do”. People like it; they think
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An Experience in My Life December 31‚ 2004‚ while everyone else was celebrating New Year’s‚ my family and I were moving from one city to another. It was hard for me to move another city because I was leaving behind the town where I was born and all my friends. This was one of the biggest impacts that I have experience in my life. Moving from one town to another was like moving to another world where I did not know anyone. But the hardest part of moving for me was moving to another school where
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streets of london so‚ its really the armys fault that Shelter is mudering homeless people. Shelter has many habits his picked up from the army‚ for example he plans things “I have aquired a cat‚ theres something reassuring about a home with a cat in”.This shows that Shelter is planning to become a “do-gooder” to trick homeless people into thinking its safe at his houe. Another habit that Shelter has picked up out of the army is the way he speaks‚ for example he says stuff like “by golly”‚ “riff-raff”
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The Growth of My Antonia Nebraska‚ the Cornhusker state‚ the state that most people tend to forget‚ yet ironically is also the setting for one of the most unforgettable love novels in America. Willa Cather writes My Antonia‚ setting it in the image of her hometown. In it‚ she formulates her memories into an extraordinary love story where two people have a bond stronger than love‚ stronger than that of husband and wife. In doing so‚ she creates a character that is not only strong but also lovable
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My hometown was a wonderful place to live But there were many times it didn’t forgive Some memories I hold so fond‚ Others I wish were gone. My hometown’s history made my heart bleed The town no longer has what I need When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished to be freed That’s when you know it’s time to leave Because in my hometown I can no longer believe One day my father told me we must leave town With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn He said we are fish
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