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I enjoyed listening to how the seven habits can be highly effective in marriages. The authors share many candid experiences of real life incidents that are quite endearing. Gave me many ideas and reminders of things I can do to strengthen my marriage and other family relationships.
I listened to this on Hoopla. The presentation was a bit odd, but I loved Sandra Covey’s stories. I also really like the perspective she gave of marriage being imperfect and progressive. The most valuable point I found was creating a win-win marriage. It seems like lots of marriages are by default win-lose or lose-win and it takes some conscious effort and diligence for it to be a win-win marriage.
HIGHLIGHTS:1. Be proactive: Spouse comes first. Marriage is a priority.2. Begin w/ the end in mind: conscience + imagination. Visualization. Cultural and biological DNA. 3. Put first things first: priorities around values. Self-awareness (stand apart and observe; independent will-ability to act. 4. Think win-win: a good deal for both people. Make 5 deposits, limit 1 withdrawal. The receiver decides if it is a deposit. 5. Listen first, talk second: intent to understand other's feelings. talking s...
Listened to this on a road trip. Painfully boring. And I like covey. I feel Their advice is good for people who are already in a happy marriage and have kids in their teens. While I'm in the first category we are too young for this leave it to beaver advice to apply. We also are already using much of the advice we liked. Like setting a date to go over the calendar and get the big things in first. We have to do that, so... Maybe it's something I would recommend to a specific type of person.
"Love isn't in marriage, love is in people and people put it into marriage. Romance isn't in marriage, people have to infuse it into their marriages. A couple must learn the art and form the habit of giving, loving, serving, praising...love is like a flower and like the body, it needs constant feeding. As the Quaker proverb says, 'Thee lift me and I lift thee, and we'll ascend together.'"So many valuable examples and ideas for improving relationships - marital yes, but also just human kindness a...
Even though we've been married 40 years, I thought it couldn't hurt to listen to the audio of this book to see where we could make improvements! It was a short audio and might have been better with even more development; still, it's worth a listen no matter how long you've been married.
Quick listen and overall decent. Nothing really earth shattering.
Great advice from a wise couple. It encourages giving & taking in ALL relationships. I was surprised about the statistics on divorce and the happiness there after; repercussions of not working things out. I especially liked the habit of seeking to understand before being understood and the habit of seeking to live with the end in mind so that you live for what really matters.understood and the habit of seeking to live with the end in mind so that you live for what really matters.
I had to stop listening to this on CD. I enjoyed 7 habits of highly successful people. I tried but couldn't sit through Mrs. Covey's presentation. Then I skipped ahead to Stephen's chapters. Still couldn't listen to it. Very antiquated and more of opinion, his life experience. Had to stop listening, unfortunately
Some great advice, but a bit scattered... It was fun to hear the humanness of Stephen Covey... And as all of his books - Food for thought...
I like the concept of marriage being like an empty box, that you need to put something inside before you can take something out. I found most of the rest of the book doesn't align with my personality or the phase I'm at in life. However, the idea of stopping to "sharpen your saw" is cool-- since even though you've got to stop to take time to do it, it makes for a much better outcome.
I loved The 7 Habit Of Highly Effective People and in the book, there was some great information about personal relationships. When I came across Highly Effective Marriage I knew I wanted to read it and since I'm getting married in about a month it was great timing to get into it. The book is very good. It plays off 7HOHEP a lot but does a good job of giving situational information to marriages. I really enjoyed Sandra Covey's contributions. She gave me some great perspective from the wife's poi...
The first half of this audio program, specifically the panel was not the most informative. The second half which incorporated the 7 habits gave something solid to think about. I liked the 7 habits related to marriage. It would be good to review on a regular basis.
It was a worthwhile, read/listen.
Not what I expected from the series. It seems to be a transcript of some seminar. You may read it, but you may also skip it.
My rating should be 3.5 - 4, its a great take on the classic book by Stephen R. Covey but it needed more "juice", would recommend as a short read to any couple.
My husband and I listened to this on a road trip. We weren’t really blown away by anything shared and it was honestly a little hard to not let my mind wander.
I'm getting tired of the dead horse being drug back out and beaten. Covey's habits of highly effective people are very universal but I wouldn't have thought that they could be applied and reused soooo many times that it almost makes them not relevant any more.I also despise the 'recorded fireside' approach. It cheapens the content and delivery.If you have nothing else do with yourself, read or listen to this book, but the dictionary would be more applicable and enjoyable.
Great advice from a wise couple. I especially liked the habit of seeking to understand before being understood and the habit of seeking to live with the end in mind so that you live for what really matters.
It really changed my life and the way of thinking..