, a masterful work that I'd say should be in everyone's book collection. This is the book even people that "don't read" should check out. It'll change your life! Sounds cliche, I know, but if you read the book and really let it soak in, you'll see!But I digress...
Stephen R. Covey touches upon so many powerful concepts but the foundation of The 7 Habits resides in understanding paradigm shifts. Without a proper appreciation of paradigm shifts, no amount of hard work and personal development will help us because we will essentially be running in place.. or at least running in the wrong direction. As Mr. Covey says, it's a matter of having a map to maintain a deliberate direction in life.
Well, apparently, Michael from SkimThat.com must have read my mind because this little piece here speaks to what really is the core of The 7 Habits:
Fish don’t know they’re in water
Jun 20, 2011 12:30 pm | Skim That Writer
"People don’t realize that the values they think are universal are really part of their culture, the same way fish don’t realize what water is because they live in it. Derek Sivers visited Singapore and found that most people aren’t interested in forming startups because failure would be an embarrassment to them and their families. Singaporeans also live with their parents well into their thirties and even after getting married. To leave home is an insult to the families instead of a rite of passage as it is in America. Culture’s aren’t right or wrong, but just different ways of doing things." [ Original Source: http://sivers.org/fish ]
