Waqas Javed's personal Blog

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey . It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages since first publication. I am sharing the summary of this book, so that we all can implement these effective habits in our daily lives. BE PROACTIVE-PERSONAL VISION “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” - Brian Tracy  In life, experience is something that happens to us and then how we react to something is our attitude. What matters most is how we respond to what we experience in life.  The unique ability that sets human apart from animals is self-awareness and the ability to choose how we respond to difficult situations. The best thing about proactive people is their initiative to find solutions and their ability to ac...

As always I am going to share another of my personal experiences which made me realize how ungrateful I have been. This little incident is about Malik Saab, whom I met recently. I came to meet Malik Saab in an NGO (Poor children’s education) related activity and got to know that He is working with one of the largest FMCGs of the world. I was quite impressed with his easy going and impressive personality and my usual fascination for FMCGs was another factor as well. While discussing the reasons for joining that particular NGO, all of us shared our love for humanitarian works, the ideas of giving back to society etc. When Malik Sb’s turned came, he gave a very unusual and blatant reason for being in this NGO activity. He informed that the reason is neither the attachment with the NGOs nor the love of social works, “it was basically the love for children.” Now that sounded usual and unusual at the same time. As we grinded in to find out the reasons b...