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10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
With
Karen Harrison
K. Harrison & Associates
There has been an
alarming increase in
the number of things I
know nothing about!
The greatest revolution in our
generation is the discovery that
human beings, by changing the
inner attitudes of their minds, can
change the outer aspects of their
lives.
William James
We are what we repeatedly
do. Excellence, then is not an
act but a habit.
Aristotle
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 1: They are proactive
Choice not chance
determines destiny
Luck is what happens when
preparation meets opportunity
Elmer Letterman
“I believe that we are solely
responsible for our choices,
and we have to accept the
consequences of every deed,
word, and thought throughout
our lifetime.”
Elizabeth Kúbler-Ross, B. 1926
Reactive Language
There’s nothing I can do.
That’s just the way I am.
He makes me so mad.
They won’t allow that.
I have to do that.
I can’t.
I must.
I should.
If only.
Proactive Language
Let’s look at our alternatives.
I can choose a different approach.
I control my own feelings.
I can create an effective presentation.
I will choose an appropriate response.
I choose.
I prefer.
I will.
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 2: They set goals and put
thought into action.
Ready Fire Aim
Have you ever noticed that
what tires us most in lifeis never what we’re doing, but the
thought of what we haven’t done yet?
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 3: They creatively visualize.
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 4: They often stretch
their comfort zones.
Comfort Zone
Set Point
RISK
“You cannot discover new oceans
unless you have the courage to lose
sight of the shore”
“If I had to live my life over
again, I’d dare to make more
mistakes next time.”
Nadine Stair
“A great pleasure in life is doing
what people say you cannot do.”
Walter Gagehot
“It is easier to get forgiveness
than it is to secure permission.”
Jesuit principle
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 5: They have high
self-concept & self-
esteem.
It is not what you are
that holds you back –
it’s what you think you
are not.
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 6: They engage in
positive self-talk.
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 7: They surround themselves with
winners and are a positive
force
for others.
The greatest need of every human
being is the need for
APPRECIATION.
Adapted from William James
“A pat on the back is only a
few vertebrae from a kick in
the pants, but miles ahead in
results.”
V. Wilcox
Five Deposits and Five Withdrawals
• Kindness vs. Unkindness
• Keeping promises vs. Breaking promises
• Loyalty vs. Duplicity
• Apologies vs. Pride
When you’re a positive force,
it comes back and pays dividends.
What goes around, comes around.
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 8: They have an abundance mentality.
The Abundance Mentality results in
sharing of prestige, of recognition, of
profits, of decision making. It opens
possibilities, options, alternatives and
creativity.
Steven Covey
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 9: They are focused and persistent.
IT IS OKAY
TO FAIL;
IT IS NOT OKAY
TO GIVE UP!
10 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 10: They maintain a balanced lifestyle
and have a sense of humour.
Work vs. Play
1975 2000
Worked20%
Leisure Time
32%
Ho
urs
Rules for Guaranteed Stress Generation
1. Be a perfectionist – never compromise
2. Harbour inflexible idealism.
3. Never delegate.
4. Be sure to please everyone
5. Always say “YES”.
6. Never take time for yourself.
7. Motto: “Everyone else comes first”.
8. Get emotionally involved in everything you do.
9. Never make mistakes.
10. Do not rest until you are done!
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff -
It’s All Small Stuff.
Change is an inside job.
Before I came here I was confused about this
subject. Having listened to your
presentation,I am still confused but at a
higher level.
Enrico Ferme
Nobel Prize Laureate
Personal Mission Statement:
“I want to be the kind of person my dog
already thinks I am.”
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