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Sean Covey

Sean Covey. Photo courtesy of Paul Zoeller. Helping Find the Leader in Everyone By Michelle Neal. Biography – Personal. Born September 17, 1964 in Belfast, Ireland

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Sean Covey

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  1. Sean Covey Photo courtesy of Paul Zoeller Helping Find the Leader in Everyone By Michelle Neal

  2. Biography – Personal • Born September 17, 1964 in Belfast, Ireland • Raised in Provo, Utah but also lived in South Africa and several other American cities • Attended Brigham Young University (BYU) • Starting BYU quarterback 1987 & 1988 seasons (injury ended football career), lead his team to two bowl games and selected twice as the ESPN Most Valuable Player • Graduated with Honors from BYU with a degree in English • Graduated with an MBA from Harvard School of Business • Married to Rebecca Thatcher and has five children

  3. Biography – Professional • Former employers include: Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, Trammell Crow Ventures and the Walt Disney Company • Currently the Senior Vice-president of Innovations and Products at Franklin Covey • Author of over a dozen inspirational books for children and teens

  4. Covey Habits • Life in the real world can be difficult • There are real problems that must be dealt with • Get in the Habit • If they do not make you • They can break you

  5. Covey Habits • Habits are grouped by how they affect us. • To develop a Private Victory • Follow and Use Habits #1 – 3 • To develop a Public Victory • Follow and Use Habits #4 – 6 • To be effective long term the key is Renewal • Habit #7

  6. Private Victory • Habit #1 – Be Proactive • Take responsibility for yourself • Do not blame others for decisions and actions that only belong to you • Habit #2 – Begin with the End in Mind • Define your mission and goals • Decide where you want to be and when then make a plan of action on how to get there • Habit #3 – Put First Things First • Prioritize, and do the most important things first • Decide what must be done now and get it done before you waste time on something else

  7. Public Victory • Habit #4 – Think Win-Win • Have an everyone-can-win attitude • Find ways for everyone involved to come out on top • Habit #5 – Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood • Listen to people sincerely • Habit #6 – Synergize • Work together to achieve more • Do not act as if you are the only one capable of

  8. Renew • Habit #7 – Sharpen the Saw • Renew yourself regularly • Find time on a regular basis to take care of your personal well being

  9. Leader In Me™ • The habits are characteristics that happy and successful teens all over the world have in common • They do not belong only to teens and can be applied to anyone • Will you get in the Habit? • http://youtu.be/sYDCJR_ApEQ?hd=1

  10. References • Information contained in this presentation was obtained from the following sources. • Bolin, Jannah. (2012). Jannah Bolin sings the 7 habits (Video). Bowling Green, KY. • Covey, Sean (1998). The 7 habits of highly effective teens. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc. • Covey, Sean (2008). The 7 habits of happy kids. New York, NY: Simon & Shuster, Inc. • Covey, Sean. (2009). Sean Covey Biography. Retrieved from http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/421/sean-covey • Franklin Covey. (2012). The Leader in Me™. Retrieved fromhttp://www.theleaderinme.org/ • Rogenmoser, Stefan (2010). Covey makes ‘7 Habits’ easy for kids. The Summerville Journal Scene. Retrieved from http://www.journalscene.com/news/Covey-makes--7-Habits--easy-for-kids

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