Sean Covey

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Sean Covey (1964- ) was the starting quarterback for Brigham Young University during the 1987 and 1988 seasons.;[citation needed] He was benched due to an ankle sprain. He is the son of Stephen Covey and following his college football career wrote a book called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers. It is a book based on the principles of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, but directed towards the life of a teen. A more recent book he has written is The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make. The book directs the six big choices teenagers will make in their teenage years. The six decisions are: School, Friends, Parents, Dating and Sex, Addictions, and Self Confidence.

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[edit] Early Life

Covey was born in Belfast, UK while his father was serving as president of the Irish mission. He grew up primarily in Provo, UT.[1]

Covey served an LDS Mission in South Africa which was where he was when BYU won its National Championship in 1984.[2]

[edit] Education and Career

Sean graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a degree in English and later earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sean is currently Senior Vice President of Innovations and Products at FranklinCovey.

[edit] Family

Sean married Rebecca Thatcher. They are the parents of five children.They currently live in the Rocky Mountains. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sean Covey - biography, plus book reviews & excerpts
  2. ^ http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119850/index.htm
  3. ^ Sean Covey
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