Anyone Wanting to Pay It Forward?

Katherine and I had another one of our book project meetings after book club. 

As a side note, our group is almost finished with Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which means we have to come up with another book to discuss — if we want to continue to promote what we do on Monday nights as a book club discussion…

Sure, we can continue to meet and support each other as we’ve been doing and not call it a book club but, somehow, it’s more impressive to outsiders and easier to keep the meeting scheduled with each other if we call it an organized book club discussion group.  For some reason, the “book club” title gives our gatherings more prestige, more purpose, and more importance.   I’m not sure why.  I think taking a break for our everyday routines and spending time with friends to share with each other what’s going on in our lives is very important — no matter what we call it…

Anyway, after the book club, Katherine and I talked about the next couple of lucky publishers to receive our book proposal.  This is the boring part of the process.  I'd much rather discuss the new book we’re working on and get that finished than doing this tedious stuff; but we have to go through this if we want to get published.

Our book club discussion was still fresh in our minds, and we resurrected the idea of contacting Stephen Covey for his help and mentorship.  We originally thought of approaching Stephen along with Sam Keen, but we contacted Sam first.  We were afraid that the two men would fight over us, and we didn’t want that to happen.

Stephen Covey’s organization is very well thought-out, far-reaching, and impressive.  His books and teachings are motivational and practical at the same time.  His emphasis on the importance of Emotional Bank Accounts and Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood are paramount to supporting long-lasting and enriching relationships.  As with Sam Keen, Stephen’s insights have helped formed how we approach relationships.

Stephen’s online community (https://www.stephencovey.com/) allows people around the world to gather and support each other in their personal missions and goal setting.  It’s free to join his community, so check it out, if you like.

He is HUGE in the self-help arena and is a best-selling author.  It would be wonderful if he would consider taking us under his wing.  Then again, he is so HUGE and busy that he may not have the time or desire to help us. 

But it never hurts to ask…

One of these days, we’re bound to run into someone who believes in the Pay it Forward Principle and picks us as the recipients of her or his generosity.





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