Posted on 06/15/2009 10:22:41 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
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Begin with the end in mind.
Uh, no.
One of the things that Covey believes evangelical churches have gotten wrong is the doctrine of the Trinity which he calls an “apostate doctrine.” He claims that the doctrine of the Trinity has “lead people to believe that we are a creation of God rather than his literal offspring.” [Divine Center, p. 82.]
Their [evangelical Christians]concepts drastically reduce man’s ultimate potential. To them, the potential is not to become like God, not to have eternal life — that is, to have the kind of life and character that God has, to become perfected as he is — but instead to become his eternal robots, worshipping him in a saved condition throughout all eternity.
So, are Mormons Christians?
I assume you are on the ping list of post 2. However, in case you are not, and because you have been gracious enough to welcome me to LDS threads, I thought I would ping you just in case. In any event, I know nothing of Covey as theologian, so to speak, but his influence as motivational writer and speaker is undeniably great.
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I had no idea what Covey’s religious beliefs were. His principles spelled out in his book “7 Habits” are sound, and shouldn’t be dismissed simply because his application based on his religious beliefs are not.
Actually Covey copied those 7 habits from someone else’s book...
Plagurism ??? A mormon doing that ???
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Apparently much of the seven habits idea from a 1966 Peter Drucker article called “The Effective Executive”, in which Drucker wrote “effectiveness, in other words, is a habit.”
In Drucker’s book there is a chapter called “First Things First”—itself one of Covey’s seven habits.
And that is why I don’t mess around with Covey at all and point out the cultlike characteristics of his writings to anybody who will listen...and have done so for years.
Well, it seems to be a real money maker for Covey. The bottom line is the bottom line donchaknow?
Covey simply published a book epitomizing Mormonism.
He should have entitled it “7 Habits of Men who Become Legends in Their Own Minds.”
When was the last time a Mormon published anything having to do with humility?
Wow.
You did some nice background work on Covey’s very profitable empire!!
I was considering using his “7 Habits” as a source book for a workplace management training course.
There is no way now that I will use Covey’s book.
This one here is now on the top of my list to use:
“Corps Business: The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines”
Or you could try, “Patton’s Principles: A Handbook for Managers who Mean It!” (http://www.amazon.com/Pattons-Principles-Handbook-Managers-Mean/dp/0671459732)
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