7 habits of highly effective people
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7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
FOUNDATION
•Sow a thought, reap an action;•Sow an action, reap a habit;•Sow a habit, reap a character;•Sow a character, reap a destiny.
- Samuel Smiles
STEPHEN COVEY
“Our first energies should go to our own character development, which is often invisible to others, like the roots that sustain great trees. As we cultivate the roots, we will begin to see the fruits.”
1776 - 1976
FROM DEPENDENCE TO INTERDEPENDENCE
“There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.” Beverly Sills
“When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Viktor Frankl
HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE
HABIT 1:BE PROACTIVE
I am a product of my circumstances >> REACTIVE BEHAVIOR
I am a product of my choices >> PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR
REACTIVE BEHAVIOR
PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR
HABIT 1:BE PROACTIVE
“No one can go back and make a brand-new start; But anyone can start from here and make a brand-new end.”
Dan Zadra
HABIT 2:BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
HABIT 2:BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
INEFFECTIVE: I live by DEFAULT.
EFFECTIVE: I live by DESIGN.
CREATE AND LIVE BY A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
HABIT 2:BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
BENEFITS OF PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
• Provides focus• Clarifies what is important to you• Helps you design your life instead of having it designed for you• Guides your day-to-day decisions• Gives you a greater sense of meaning and purpose
HABIT 2:BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
IDENTIFY YOUR KEY ROLES
Role 1: JournalistRole 2: Traveler/ExplorerRole 3: Humphrey FellowRole 4: PartnerRole 5: Daughter/SisterRole 6: Friend
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”
HABIT 3:PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
HABIT 3:PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
• INEFFECTIVE: I put URGENT things first.
• EFFECTIVE: I put IMPORTANT things first.
TIME MATRIX
HABIT 3:PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
PLAN WEEKLY!
1. Review missions and roles
2. Choose big rocks3. Schedule the week
“What do we live for if it’ s not to make life less difficult for each other?” George Eliot
HABIT 4:THINK WIN-WIN
HABIT 4:THINK WIN-WIN
INEFFECTIVE: There is only so much, and the more you get, the less there is for me.>> WIN – LOSE
EFFECTIVE: There is plenty out there for everyone, and more to spare.>> WIN – WIN
HABIT 4:THINK WIN-WIN
BALANCE COURAGE & CONSIDERATIONCourage – Willingness and ability to speak your thoughts and feelings.
Consideration – Willingness and ability to seek and listen to others’ thoughts and feelings with respect.
“Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf.”
Native American proverb
HABIT 5:SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
HABIT 5:SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
INEFFECTIVE: I listen with the intent to reply.
EFFECTIVE: I listen with the intent to understand.
“The enemy of the best is the good.”
Voltaire
HABIT 6:SYNERGIZE
HABIT 6:SYNERGIZE
INEFFECTIVE: It’ s either your way or my way, or a compromise.
1 + 1 = 1, 5EFFECTIVE: Together we can create a better way, a higher way.
1 + 1 = 3…..100
“To keep the lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”
Mother Teresa
HABIT 7:SHARPEN THE SAW
HABIT 7:SHARPEN THE SAW
INEFFECTIVE: I focus only on getting the golden eggs
EFFECTIVE: I nurture the goose that lays the golden eggs
HABIT 7:SHARPEN THE SAW
• 4 DIMENSIONS:
PHYSICAL
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
MENTAL
SPIRITUAL