7 Habits – A Quick Review

7 Habits – 7 Habits – A Quick A Quick ReviewReview

Paradigms and PrinciplesParadigms and Principles

Paradigms – the way you see Paradigms – the way you see something, your point of view, frame something, your point of view, frame of reference, or beliefof reference, or belief

Principles – it is simple that your Principles – it is simple that your heart can recognize true principles, heart can recognize true principles, just like a compass always points to just like a compass always points to true northtrue north

ParadigmsParadigms

Paradigms of SelfParadigms of Self Paradigms of OthersParadigms of Others Paradigms of the WorldParadigms of the World Paradigms of LifeParadigms of Life

ParadigmsParadigms

Paradigms are like glasses. If you Paradigms are like glasses. If you wear glasses of wrong prescription, wear glasses of wrong prescription, what will happen?what will happen?

What if you have incomplete What if you have incomplete paradigms about yourself, others or paradigms about yourself, others or life in general, what will happen?life in general, what will happen?

Paradigms of SelfParadigms of Self

Negative self-paradigms can put Negative self-paradigms can put limitations on us; positive self-limitations on us; positive self-paradigms can bring out the best in paradigms can bring out the best in us.us.

Fleas in a jarFleas in a jar

A person places some fleas in a jar A person places some fleas in a jar with a lid on it. The fleas will of with a lid on it. The fleas will of course begin to jump, repeatedly course begin to jump, repeatedly hitting the lid in their attempt to hitting the lid in their attempt to escape.escape.


After about 20 minutes, the fleas After about 20 minutes, the fleas begin to learn that they cannot begin to learn that they cannot escape and stop jumping as high as escape and stop jumping as high as they did to begin with, to avoid they did to begin with, to avoid smacking their head on the lid.smacking their head on the lid.


Once they become accustomed to Once they become accustomed to the fact that they cannot escape, you the fact that they cannot escape, you can remove the lid and the fleas will can remove the lid and the fleas will continue to jump at the same height, continue to jump at the same height, never escaping the jar. Since the never escaping the jar. Since the fleas BELIEVE they cannot escape fleas BELIEVE they cannot escape the confines of the jar, they stop the confines of the jar, they stop trying. trying.


Because of their experience with Because of their experience with smacking their heads repeatedly, smacking their heads repeatedly, every time they tried to escape, they every time they tried to escape, they never even bother looking up to see never even bother looking up to see that the lid is no longer therethat the lid is no longer there

Fleas in a jar

If you think you cannot …If you think you cannot …

I surely will fail in this Math test …I surely will fail in this Math test … I will not win the gold medal because I will not win the gold medal because

Joe will participate in the competition Joe will participate in the competition ……

Paradigms of OthersParadigms of Others

We too often judge people without We too often judge people without having all the factshaving all the facts

The Cookie ThiefThe Cookie Thiefby Valarie Cox by Valarie Cox

A woman was waiting at an airport A woman was waiting at an airport one nightone nightWith several long hours before her With several long hours before her flight.flight.She hunted for a book in the airport She hunted for a book in the airport shop,shop,Bought a bag of cookies, and found a Bought a bag of cookies, and found a place to drop.place to drop.

The Cookie ThiefThe Cookie Thief

She was engrossed in her book but She was engrossed in her book but happened to see happened to see That the man beside her, as bold as That the man beside her, as bold as could be,could be,Grabbed a cookie or two from the Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between,bag between,Which she tried to ignore to avoid a Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene. scene.


She read, munched cookies and She read, munched cookies and watched the clockwatched the clockAs the gutsy “cookie thief” As the gutsy “cookie thief” diminished her stock.diminished her stock.She was getting more irritated as the She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, minutes ticked by, Thinking , “If I wasn’t so nice, I’d Thinking , “If I wasn’t so nice, I’d blacken his eye!” blacken his eye!”


With each cookie she took, he took one With each cookie she took, he took one too.too.When only one was left, she wondered When only one was left, she wondered what he’d do.what he’d do.With a smile on his face and a nervous With a smile on his face and a nervous laugh, laugh, He took the last cookie and broke it in He took the last cookie and broke it in half. half.


He offered her half as he ate the other. He offered her half as he ate the other.

She snatched it from him and thought She snatched it from him and thought “Oh brother,“Oh brother,This guy has some nerve, and he’s This guy has some nerve, and he’s also rude,also rude,Why, he didn’t even show any Why, he didn’t even show any gratitude!”gratitude!”


She had never known when she had She had never known when she had been so galledbeen so galledAnd sighed with relief when her flight And sighed with relief when her flight was called. was called.

She gathered her belongings and She gathered her belongings and headed for the gate,headed for the gate,Refusing to look back at the “thieving Refusing to look back at the “thieving ingrate.” ingrate.”


She boarded the plane and sank in She boarded the plane and sank in her seat, her seat, Then sought her book, which was Then sought her book, which was almost complete. almost complete.

As she reached in her baggage, she As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise.gasped with surprise.There was her bag of cookies in front There was her bag of cookies in front of her eyes! of her eyes!


““If mine are here,” she moaned with If mine are here,” she moaned with despair,despair,“Then the others were his, and he “Then the others were his, and he tried to share!”tried to share!”Too late to apologize, she realized Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, with grief, That she was the rude one, the That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief!ingrate, the thief!

Paradigms of the WorldParadigms of the World

Your paradigms of the world Your paradigms of the world sometimes limit your creativitysometimes limit your creativity

Top 10 Stupid QuotesTop 10 Stupid Quotes

There is no reason for any individual There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.to have a computer in their home.

Kenneth OlsenKenneth Olsen

President of digital President of digital

equipment corporation equipment corporation

19771977


Airplanes are interesting toys but of Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military valueno military value

Marshal Ferdinand FochMarshal Ferdinand Foch

Military Strategist, Military Strategist,

commandercommander

19111911


Man will never reach the moon Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific regardless of all future scientific advances.advances.

Dr Lee De ForestDr Lee De Forest

InventorInventor

19671967


Television won’t be able to hold on to Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every of staring at a plywood box every night.night.

Darryl F. Zanuck,Darryl F. Zanuck,

Head of 20Head of 20thth Century-Fox Century-Fox

19461946


We don’t like their sound (The We don’t like their sound (The Beatles). Group of guitars are on the Beatles). Group of guitars are on the way out.way out.

Decca RecordsDecca Records

19621962


For the majority of people, the use of For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect.tobacco has a beneficial effect.

Dr Ian G MacDonaldDr Ian G MacDonald

SurgeonSurgeon

19691969


This telephone has too many This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of considered as a means of communication. The device is communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.inherently of no value to us.

Western UnionWestern Union

18761876


The earth is the center of the The earth is the center of the universe.universe.

PtolemyPtolemy

AstronomerAstronomer

22ndnd Century Century


Nothing of importance happened Nothing of importance happened today.today.

King George IIIKing George III

EnglandEngland

17761776


Everything that can be invented has Everything that can be invented has been invented.been invented.

Charles H GuellCharles H Guell

US Commissioner of PatentsUS Commissioner of Patents

18991899

Paradigms of LifeParadigms of Life

What is the driving force of my life?What is the driving force of my life? What do I spend my time thinking What do I spend my time thinking

about?about? Who or what is my obsession?Who or what is my obsession? What is my life-center?What is my life-center?

Principles never failPrinciples never fail

Principles never failPrinciples never fail

HonestyHonesty ServiceService LoveLove Hard workHard work RespectRespect

FairnessFairness IntegrityIntegrity LoyaltyLoyalty ResponsibilityResponsibility GratitudeGratitude

ReflectionReflection

What occupies my time and energy? What occupies my time and energy? Are they in harmony with the Are they in harmony with the principles you believe in?principles you believe in?

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