<p> Last Name 1</p><p>First - Last Name</p><p>Mrs. Begley</p><p>Honors English 10</p><p>16 August 2016</p><p>My Private Victory</p><p>Do you think that changing your behavior and mindset would make a difference in your life? What if you were given the tools to help you accomplish this? Well, Stephen Covey’s </p><p>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People “presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems” (back cover). I believe that Covey successfully accomplishes this by giving insight and pointers through his 7 Habits presented in the book to guide the reader through personal problem-solving activities. One of Covey’s seven principles from the book I find helpful and applicable to my life is found in Habit 2: “Begin </p><p>With The End In Mind” which deals with “Principles of Personal Leadership.” He relates his principles clearly to the reader by involving the reader with writing A Personal Mission </p><p>Statement (106). Writing A Personal Mission Statement helped me recognized what I want to focus on to begin with and helped me identify the end I hope to reach. Additionally, this process helped me to take a look at who I am in relationship to my upbringing as part of a large family and the effects of growing up in this culture has on me as a person. After reading Habit 2, I learned how identifying what I want to accomplish in life will, in the end, enhance my personal leadership skills and relationships with other people. Overall, the self-help book The 7 Habits of</p><p>Highly Effective People is a step by step “pathway” that helped me take a look at myself first so I may be a better person with others. Renewing my physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional assets through Covey’s 7 Habits has made me a better person inside and out. Last Name 1</p>