So, instead of getting frustrated, they would put on some cool music and enjoy the moment. But a proactive person would realize that they can’t control the traffic, but what they can control is how they react to it. If it’s a traffic jam, they will blame the city, and they would frustrate over their fate and ask god, “why it’s always me?”. In contrast, reactive people focus on things that they can’t control. Proactive people always focus on the things which they can control and not what they can’t. In the story, the waiter was proactive because he didn’t get affected by the situation. So, being proactive simply means being responsible for your life and not letting outside influences affect you. It’s not the traffic jam that frustrates us, but our inability to control our reactions towards the traffic jam. Similarly, it’s not the problem that upsets us but our inability to handle the problem. It’s certainly not the cockroach but the inability to deal with a cockroach that created the chaos. If so, then why the waiter was not affected by the same cockroach.
When he had gathered enough confidence, he grabbed it and threw it out of the restaurant.Īfter the drama was over, Sundar Pichai wondered, was it the cockroach responsible for the chaos made by the ladies.
But the waiter didn’t panic and stood calmly observing the cockroach. And the drama continued.įinally, the waiter rushed to them, and when he tried to throw the cockroach away, it landed on the waiter. But now, the cockroach landed on another lady in the group. After some time, the lady somehow managed to get rid of it. Her friends were also panicked by the cockroach and couldn’t help the lady. She got panicked and started crying and jumping but couldn’t push the cockroach away. Everything was quite normal until a cockroach flew from somewhere and landed on a lady in the restaurant. Sundar Pichai, CEO OF Google, delivered a speech in which he told about the cockroach theory. So, following are the 7 habits of highly effective people- 1. Isn’t it amazing!Īnyway, the first three habits of this book will help you be independent from a dependent life, the next three habits will help you be interdependent, and the last habit will help you practice the first six habits. With just a price of 600 rupees, you get lessons which are priceless. All the mistakes he made, things he learned, realizations he got, everything. When you read this book, you would find that almost all the lessons Stephen Covey learned in his life are written in it. It’s a masterpiece.Īnd you see, that’s the beauty of reading. This was because of two reasons- first, I am slow second, I didn’t want to finish this book. And it took me around 45 days to read this book. Each page has something new to offer, which had a significant impact on my life. Instead, it took one year.Īnyway, I found it a heavy book with hundreds of lessons. But this book really helped me to be independent to a significant extent. In general, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a book that would help you in life, no matter what you are.īefore reading this book, I had some deep insecurities, and I was highly dependent on people. This book can help you in studies if you are a student in business, if you are an entrepreneur in your job, if you are an employee in parenting, if you are a parent. Covey puts 7 valuable habits that everyone should practice to live a fulfilling life. It was first published in 1989, and since then, it has impacted the lives of millions. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a business self-help book written by Stephen R.
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