Sean Covey (born September 17, 1964) is an American

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, and speaker. He is President of

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Education and also serves as Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships. Covey's works include The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, which has been translated into 20 languages and sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

Educational background

Covey graduated from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU) with a degree in English and with University Honors. He later earned his

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from

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. Covey was the starting quarterback on BYU's football team during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, where he led his team to two bowl games and received numerous honors. At the end of his junior season, he seriously injured his knee and had reconstructive knee surgery during the off-season, which effectively ended his football career.

Professional background

Following his college football career, Covey worked at Deloitte and Touche consulting in Boston, followed by Trammel Crow Ventures in Dallas. He then attended Harvard Business School. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Covey joined

where he has worked in several roles, including Productivity Practice Leader, Vice President of Retail Stores, Vice President of Innovations and Products, Executive Vice President of International, and President of FranklinCovey Education. While working at FranklinCovey, he also began writing educational and business books. Collectively, his books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Covey wrote a book entitled '' The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens'', based on the principles of '' The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'' written by his father, Stephen R. Covey. The book has become an international best seller, having sold more than eight million copies and having been translated into over 20 languages. The book has been chosen as one of the four books for the MIST interscholastic competition knowledge test. His follow-up book is entitled ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make''. The book directs the six big choices teenagers will make in their teenage years. These six decisions are: School, Friends, Parents, Dating and Sex, Addictions and Self Worth. This book was followed by a series of children's books, including the New York Times best-seller, ''The 7 Habits of Happy Kids'', which was illustrated by Stacy Curtis. Covey later co-authored several books for adults, including ''The Leader in Me: How Schools Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time'', and another book entitled, ''The 4 Disciplines of Execution'' which was named a #1 Wall Street Journal Business Best-Seller and quickly became an international best-seller.

Published works

;Books for Teens * Covey, Sean. ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Personal Workbook'', Fireside, 2008. * Covey, Sean. ''The Choice is Yours: The 7 Habits Activity Guide for Teens'', Franklin Covey, 2007. * Covey, Sean. ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens'', Fireside, 2006. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers: Personal Workbook '', Simon & Schuster, 2005. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Personal Workbook'', Fireside, 2003. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits Journal for Teens'', Fireside, 2002. * Covey, Sean. ''Daily Reflections For Highly Effective Teens'', Fireside, 1999. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens'', Fireside, 1998. * Covey, Sean. ''Fourth Down and Life to Go: How to Turn Life's Setbacks into Triumphs'', Barnes & Noble Books-Imports, 1990. ;Books for Children * Covey, Sean. ''A Place for Everything: Habit 3 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2010. * Covey, Sean. ''Just the Way I Am: Habit 1 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2009. * Covey, Sean. ''When I Grow Up: Habit 2 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2009. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Happy Kids'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008. ;Books for Adults * Covey, Sean (co-authors Stephen R. Covey, David K. Hatch, and Muriel Summers). ''The Leader in Me: How Schools around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time'', Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. * Covey, Sean (co-authors Chris McChesney and Jim Huling). ''The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals'', Free Press, 2012.

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