Foreword to the 25th anniversary edition / by Jim Collins -- A Covey family tribute to a highly effective father -- Foreword to the 2004 edition / Stephen R. Covey -- Paradigms and principles : Inside-out ; The 7 habits : an overview -- Private victory : Habit 1 : Be proactive: principles of personal vision ; Habit 2 : Begin with the end in mind: principles of personal leadership ; Habit 3: Put first things first: principles of personal management -- Public victory : Paradigms of interdependence ; Habit 4 : Think win/win: principles of interpersonal leadership ; Habit 5 : Seek first to understand, then to be understood: principles of empathic communication ; Habit 6 : Synergize: principles of creative cooperation -- Renewal : Habit 7 : Sharpen the saw: priniciples of balanced self-renewal ; Inside-out again -- Afterword -- Appendix A. Possible perceptions flowing out of various centers -- Appendix B.A quadrant II day at the office -- A final interview with Stephen R. Covey.