Stephen R. Covey, writer of "The Seven Conduct of Powerful Folks" in addition to three different books that experience all bought greater than one million copies, has died. He was 79.

In a press release despatched to workers of a Utah consulting company Covey co-founded, his circle of relatives stated the author and motivational speaker died at a clinic in Idaho Falls, Idaho, early Monday because of headaches from a bicycle twist of fate in April.

"In his ultimate hours, he was surrounded by his loving spouse and every one among his kids and their spouses, simply as he at all times wanted," the circle of relatives said.

Covey was hospitalized after being knocked subconscious within the bicycle coincidence on a steep street within the foothills of Provo, Utah, approximately FORTY FIVE miles south of Salt Lake City.

At the time, his publicist, Debra Lund, mentioned medical doctors had now not discovered any indicators of long term injury to his head.

"He simply misplaced keep watch over on his motorbike and crashed," Lund mentioned. "He was dressed in a helmet, that's excellent news."

Covey is the writer of "The Seven Behavior of Powerful Folks" and co-founder of Utah-based skilled products and services corporate FranklinCovey.

Catherine Sagers, Covey's daughter, instructed The Salt Lake Tribune in April that her father had suffered a few bleeding on his mind after the bicycle accident.

A phone message left for Sagers on Monday wasn't returned.