7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

Do you know who Steven R. Covey is? I am sure quite a number of you would say NO. Well, you are not alone. I too did not know of his existence until I received an article via email from Lai Yoong.

It seems that Mr Covey wrote a best selling self-help book called, "The Seven Habits Highly Effective. In his book, Covey lists seven principles that, if established as habits, are supposed to help a person achieve true interdependent effectiveness.

The 7 habits are:

Habit 1: Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Choice
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Vision
Habit 3: Put First Things First: Principles of Integrity & Execution
Habit 4: Think Win/Win: Principles of Mutual Benefit
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Principles of Mutual Understanding
Habit 6: Synergize: Principles of Creative Cooperation
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal

After learning about the 7 habits, read the Hokkien (Chinese dialect) version of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that came in my email today. Enjoy!!!

Hope your Hokkien is good enough.

Steven Covey's famous 7 habits for successful people are nothing more than a free adaptation of very common Hokkien phrases ( surprised ? ) So why pay thousands of dollars to attend talks when your grand-parents, parents, spouses and even the auntie who sweeps the floor can give you the same kind of advice FOC, every day?

Habit No 1: Be Pro-Active
Kin Ka Kin Chiew 快腳快手( Fast leg, fast hand )

Habit No 2: Sharpen the Saw
Toh Bua Lai Lai 刀磨做俐俐( Make the knife sharp )

Habit No 3: Begin with the End In Mind
Ooh Tao Ooh Buay 有頭有尾( Have head, have tail )

Habit No 4: First Things First
Chik Hung Chik Hung Lai - Ban Ban Lai( One thing at a time, slow and steady );
or Cho Tow Seng 先做後講( Do first ; talk later )

Habit No 5: Think Win-Win
Long Chong Ai Yarh 贏晒( Must win everything ) This is definitely not thinking win-win. This is a zero sum game. Win everything!

Habit No 6: Seek To Understand Rather Than To Be Understood
Cho Lang Ai Eh Beng Pek 做人要明白( You must be understanding )

Habit No 7: Synergize
Tai Kay Ai Hup Chop 大家爱合力( All must cooperate )

HOPE YOUR FUNNY BONE IS TICKLED BY THIS!!!