Sean Covey

Sean Covey (1964- ) was the starting quarterback for Brigham Young University during the 1987 and 1988 seasons.; [ [http://www.byucougars.com/Roster.jsp?SP=130&ALLTIME&L=C Brigham Young University - Official Athletic Website - All-Time Football Roster ] 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 Teens". 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 Worth".

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. [ [http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=421 Sean Covey - biography, plus book reviews & excerpts ] ]

Covey served an LDS Mission in South Africa which was where he was when BYU won its National Championship in 1984. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119850/index.htm While BYU was winning its first national championship, - 09.04.85 - SI Vault ] ]

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.

Family

Sean married Rebecca Thatcher. They are the parents of eight children.They currently live in the Rocky Mountains. [ [http://www.geocities.com/ldsceleb/coveyse.htm Sean Covey ] ]

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