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I guess I don’t understand why your Seven Habits of Highly Effective People sounds so much like prosperity Gospel.

From your website:

“Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, per Stephen Covey supplemented by SLB and supported by Scripture.

1. Be Proactive. Do something! Don’t wait to be slapped up side the head.

Galatians 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

2. Begin with an End in Mind. You can’t get somewhere if you don’t where it is. If you’re “just going anywhere”, you’ll end up nowhere.

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

3. Put First Things First. Prioritize your activities and say NO to unimportant things, regardless of the perceived urgency.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

4. Think Win-Win. Long term success is determined by how many people you help be successful, not building yourself up at the expense of others.

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. You cannot convince others to assist you until you understand their perspective. They will be more willing to listen and help after they see that you have listened to them.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

6. Synergy. Two or three working together are much stronger and more efficient than two or three working separately toward to same goal.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

7. Sharpen the Saw. Never cease seeking improvement in yourself and your operation. Use others to help you understand weak points and ways to improve them.

Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.””