Proactive:

Be “response-able”—Be capable of consciously choosing how you respond to any given situation.

Tending to initiate change rather than reacting to events.

Action Items:

Be proactive and not reactive

Make an inventory of the commitments you have outstanding right now and get on completing them.

1. Be Proactive

Our integrity to the commitments we make is one of, and perhaps THE, most important factors in living our greatest life and achieving a consistent level of joy and happiness.

Begin with the absolute End :

It is based on the principle that all things are created twice.

First in Mind

Later in Actual.

Action Items:

FIRST, get clear on what you want.

Differentiate between what is important versus what is not.

Think & communicate ‘what you like/want’ and not ‘what you don’t like/want’

2. Begin with End in Mind

“Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded.”~Stephen R. Covey

Order Things by Importance & Urgency: Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of

things that matter least

Action Items:

Identify the truly important things in your life and in your day and in the moment and do them first.

Stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren’t important.

Shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II.

3. Put First Things First

Urgent Not UrgentImportant Quadrant I:

Time spent in: crises, deadlinesResults: stress, burnout

Quadrant II:Time spent in: growth, exercise, relationshipsResults: happiness :)

Not Important

Quadrant III:Time spent in: pressing stuff, interruptionsResults: short-term focus

Quadrant IV:Time spent in: time wastersResults: you’re fired!

Both Sides should win: Review if you approach relationships (business or intimate) with a

true desire to see the other person “win”?

Or, are you focused on WIN/lose relationships where you’re more concerned about winning/being right/getting the better end of the deal.

Or, are you focused on LOSE/win situations where you’re showing up weakly and losing while the other wins?

Action Items:

Think and try on how you and your prospective partner can BOTH win.

4. Think Win-Win

Understand first, to be understood later: It’s amazing how easy it is to spend all our time trying to make

sure WE are understood—forgetting to slow down and see the other person’s perspective

Action Items:

Practice seeing the other person’s perspective before working so hard to make sure they get yours.

5. Understand, then seek to be Understood

Origin: Greek word sunergos which means “working together”

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Action Items:

Focus on Team work.

Make 1+1 = 11

Identify and befriend with people who have similar thought process like yours.

6. Synergy

Sharpen your Saw:

Identify and enhance the vital parameters for your personal and professional life’s success.

Action Items:

Seek enhanced /focused Knowledge, put into action and retrospect continually.

Exercise, meditate, journal, spend time with loved ones, go on vacation, play, dance, enjoy your hobbies.

Sharpen, sharpen, sharpen!

6. Sharpen the Saw