He is the author of the very successful and absolutely amazing book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. And I recently listened to a terrific interview with him by Tony Robbins.
Having read the book a while ago, I never really appreciated its impact as much as I do now. And I am integrating the principles into my life. You may also want to check out his new book, The 8th Habit.
Today is my mother, Illona Murray’s, 57th birthday. I’m not sure exactly what to say to my mother when I wish her today. She is living in Uitenhage, and I live in Johannesburg. During February, I spent 3 weeks visiting he,r and it was essentially my December holiday. Like all mothers and son’s we have…
Years ago I read the book, The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. It was one of the first self help books to shine a light on achieving my goals. It reminds me of this phrase often used by Les Brown: shoot for the moon and you may end up in among the stars….
Online gambling seems to be a hot topic in South Africa. Today, I’m interviewing with SAFM, a national talk radio station, on the topic of online gambling and online addiction. And so, not surprisingly, in preparation for the interview, I found this excellent write-up on the most comprehensive study on online gambling to date. Here’s…
AN alarming number of Port Elizabeth motorists are guilty of talking on their cellphones while driving – which is almost as dangerous as drinking and driving. And the worst offenders are women.In a survey over a five-day period in the city last month, more than 7000 drivers were spotted tapping out messages or chatting on…
I’m not entirely sure who first introduced me to George Carlin because I have found so many people quote him or praise his honesty, his intelligence and his exceptionally funny way of stating the obvious. He is the last of the 3 godfathers of stand-up comedy to pass away. And he will be sorely missed….
In the last two weeks several stories appeared in the news media in South Africa about Facebook confession pages from big universities. There’s numerous references to matters that is and should remain private, there are rumors and gossip, and there are mundane confessions like the sort in a private diary. The process is making people…
Stephen Covey is back in South Africa on 14 March 2006, and the seminar will be hosted at Gallagher Estate Conference Centre.