Todd Davis

But to your question, Heather, it is the seven habits are based on principles of effectiveness. Dr. Covey, Stephen R. Covey, who made the point who wrote the book and made the point always that he didn't invent the habits. What he did was.

But to your question, Heather, it is the seven habits are based on principles of effectiveness. Dr. Covey, Stephen R. Covey, who made the point who wrote the book and made the point always that he didn't invent the habits. What he did was.

But to your question, Heather, it is the seven habits are based on principles of effectiveness. Dr. Covey, Stephen R. Covey, who made the point who wrote the book and made the point always that he didn't invent the habits. What he did was.

watch individuals like heather and other people who were so effective in their roles and teams and organizations how effective they were and watched what do they do on a consistent basis to get not just get any results but get the results they're really seeking and then he put those principles into a context that we could discuss them and talk about them and so all of that is to say because these are based on principles of effectiveness they are as relevant today if not more so than they were when dr covey first wrote about them

watch individuals like heather and other people who were so effective in their roles and teams and organizations how effective they were and watched what do they do on a consistent basis to get not just get any results but get the results they're really seeking and then he put those principles into a context that we could discuss them and talk about them and so all of that is to say because these are based on principles of effectiveness they are as relevant today if not more so than they were when dr covey first wrote about them

watch individuals like heather and other people who were so effective in their roles and teams and organizations how effective they were and watched what do they do on a consistent basis to get not just get any results but get the results they're really seeking and then he put those principles into a context that we could discuss them and talk about them and so all of that is to say because these are based on principles of effectiveness they are as relevant today if not more so than they were when dr covey first wrote about them

You bet. Happy to do that. One other thing that you just brought to mind when we talked about irrelevancy, I was out delivering a keynote two weeks ago now, and a gentleman came out to me after. He was probably in his mid-50s, and he said, Todd, I got to tell you, my son just graduated college in Portland. And he called me two nights ago and said, Dad, I just read the most amazing book.

You bet. Happy to do that. One other thing that you just brought to mind when we talked about irrelevancy, I was out delivering a keynote two weeks ago now, and a gentleman came out to me after. He was probably in his mid-50s, and he said, Todd, I got to tell you, my son just graduated college in Portland. And he called me two nights ago and said, Dad, I just read the most amazing book.

You bet. Happy to do that. One other thing that you just brought to mind when we talked about irrelevancy, I was out delivering a keynote two weeks ago now, and a gentleman came out to me after. He was probably in his mid-50s, and he said, Todd, I got to tell you, my son just graduated college in Portland. And he called me two nights ago and said, Dad, I just read the most amazing book.

Have you ever heard of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? And the gentleman's name was Ross. We both laughed. But in addition to laughing, I just thought, isn't it amazing how timeless these are? You know, this recent college grad is reading is going, wow, this is going to make a huge difference in my life.

Have you ever heard of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? And the gentleman's name was Ross. We both laughed. But in addition to laughing, I just thought, isn't it amazing how timeless these are? You know, this recent college grad is reading is going, wow, this is going to make a huge difference in my life.

Have you ever heard of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? And the gentleman's name was Ross. We both laughed. But in addition to laughing, I just thought, isn't it amazing how timeless these are? You know, this recent college grad is reading is going, wow, this is going to make a huge difference in my life.

So to give a quick overview, we'll do the Reader's Digest condensed version for those who are new to Seven Habits. The seven habits, the whole intent of the seven habits is to become even more effective than we are right now. And to become effective, we want to reach this maturity level of interdependence. So they're built around a framework we call the maturity continuum.

So to give a quick overview, we'll do the Reader's Digest condensed version for those who are new to Seven Habits. The seven habits, the whole intent of the seven habits is to become even more effective than we are right now. And to become effective, we want to reach this maturity level of interdependence. So they're built around a framework we call the maturity continuum.

So to give a quick overview, we'll do the Reader's Digest condensed version for those who are new to Seven Habits. The seven habits, the whole intent of the seven habits is to become even more effective than we are right now. And to become effective, we want to reach this maturity level of interdependence. So they're built around a framework we call the maturity continuum.

And we start out in the world as dependent. You know, we have the mindset of you're responsible for me. Tell me what to do. It's not my fault. That kind of mindset. And that's fine. Of course, when you're a newborn, you're dependent on everybody to take care of you. But have you ever worked with an adult who's dependent and tell me what to do and it's not my fault? Yeah.

And we start out in the world as dependent. You know, we have the mindset of you're responsible for me. Tell me what to do. It's not my fault. That kind of mindset. And that's fine. Of course, when you're a newborn, you're dependent on everybody to take care of you. But have you ever worked with an adult who's dependent and tell me what to do and it's not my fault? Yeah.

And we start out in the world as dependent. You know, we have the mindset of you're responsible for me. Tell me what to do. It's not my fault. That kind of mindset. And that's fine. Of course, when you're a newborn, you're dependent on everybody to take care of you. But have you ever worked with an adult who's dependent and tell me what to do and it's not my fault? Yeah.

And so the goal, of course, is to move from that stage to becoming independent. And the first three of the seven habits are what move us from being dependent to independent. Habit number one is to be proactive. And to your point, these are very simple, but says easy, does hard is what I have found out. So to be proactive is all based on the principle of choice.

And so the goal, of course, is to move from that stage to becoming independent. And the first three of the seven habits are what move us from being dependent to independent. Habit number one is to be proactive. And to your point, these are very simple, but says easy, does hard is what I have found out. So to be proactive is all based on the principle of choice.