Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Restoring the Character Ethics

Seven Habits of Highly Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleEffective People

Restoring the Restoring the Character Character

EthicsEthics

What are Habits?

KnowledgeKnowledge, , skillskill and and desiredesire could be said to be could be said to be

the building blocks of the building blocks of good habits.good habits.

Knowledge(what to, why to)

HabitsHabitsInternalized principles Internalized principles & patterns of behavior& patterns of behavior



Desire(want to)


Skills(how to)


Desire(want to)


Skills(how to)


Habits

Desire(want to)

Are we our Habits?

Habits of Effectiveness can be learned

Habits of Ineffectiveness can be unlearned

““ExcellenceExcellence is an art won by is an art won by training and habituation. training and habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. We are what we repeatedly do. ExcellenceExcellence, then, is not an act, , then, is not an act, but a but a habithabit””

AristotleAristotle

Character Ethic (1776 – 1930)Character Ethic (1776 – 1930)

Action based Action based on Balanceon Balance

Principles/Principles/ThoughtsThoughts

SuccessSuccess

Slow Character

Development

Slow Character

DevelopmentHabits of

EffectivenessHabits of

Effectiveness

Personality Ethic (1930 onwards)Personality Ethic (1930 onwards)

Action to get Action to get what we want what we want from othersfrom others

Manipulative Skills Manipulative Skills & Influencing & Influencing TechniquesTechniques

SuccessSuccess

QuickCareer

Development

QuickCareer

DevelopmentPublicImagePublicImage

IndependenceIndependence

DependenceDependence

InterdependencInterdependencee

PUBLICVICTORY

PRIVATEVICTORY

Seek First to Understand

… Then to beUnderstood

Synergize

Think Win/Win

Put First Things First

Be Proactive

Begin with the End in Mind

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THE SEVEN HABITS PARADIGMTHE SEVEN HABITS PARADIGM

IntroductionIntroduction According to Steven Covey, to achieve our According to Steven Covey, to achieve our

objective of maturity one goes through objective of maturity one goes through the cycles of the cycles of dependencedependence, , independenceindependence and ultimately and ultimately interdependenceinterdependence. .

Interdependence is above independence Interdependence is above independence in that you get along with other people in in that you get along with other people in achieving.achieving.

PHYSICALPHYSICALExercise, Nutrition,Stress Management

FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RENEWALFOUR DIMENSIONS OF RENEWAL

MENTALMENTALReading, Visualizing,

Planning, Writing

SOCIAL/EMOTIONALSOCIAL/EMOTIONALService, Empathy,

Synergy, Intrinsic Security

SPIRITUALSPIRITUALValue Clarification

& Commitment, Study& Meditation

THE UPWARD SPIRALTHE UPWARD SPIRAL

Learn

DoCommit

Learn

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Commit

LearnCommit Do

PROACTIVE MODELPROACTIVE MODEL

StimulusStimulus ResponseResponseFreedomFreedom

totoChooseChoose

Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness

ImaginationImagination ConscienceConscience

IndependentWill

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COURAGECOURAGE

LEVELS OF COMMUNICATIONLEVELS OF COMMUNICATION

TRUSTTRUST

Synergistic (Win/Win)Synergistic (Win/Win)

COOPERATIONCOOPERATION

Respectful (Compromise)Respectful (Compromise)

Defensive (Win/Lose or Lose/Win)Defensive (Win/Lose or Lose/Win)

LowLow

HighHigh

LowLow HighHigh

PARADIGM SHIFTSPARADIGM SHIFTS

A BREAK FROMTRADITIONAL WISDOM

A BREAK FROMTRADITIONAL WISDOM

TOWARD7 HABITS PRINCIPLES

TOWARD7 HABITS PRINCIPLES

Habit 1Habit 1 We are a product of our environment and upbringing.

Habit 2Habit 2 Society is the source of our values.

Habit 3Habit 3 Reactive to the tyranny of the urgent. Acted upon by the environment.

Habit 4Habit 4 Win-lose.One-sided benefit.

Habit 5Habit 5 Fight, flight, or compromise when faced with conflict.

Habit 6Habit 6 Differences are threats. Independence is the highest value. Unity means sameness.

Habit 7Habit 7 Entropy.Burnout on one track - typically work.

We are a product of our choices to our environment and upbringing.

Values are self-chosen and provide foundation for decision making. Values flow out of principles.Actions flow from that which is important.

Win-win.Mutual benefit.

Communication solves problems.

Differences are values and are opportunities for synergy.

Continuous self-renewal and self-improvement.

BE PROACTIVEBE PROACTIVE

I can forgive, forget, and let go of past injustices

I’m aware that I’m responsible

I’m the creative force of my life

I choose my attitude, emotions, and moods

SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLESEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

EFFECTIVE PEOPLEEFFECTIVE PEOPLE INEFFECTIVE PEOPLEINEFFECTIVE PEOPLE

HABIT 1HABIT 1

Be Proactive. Proactive people take responsibility for their own lives. They determine the agendas they will follow and choose their response to what happens around them.

Be Reactive. Reactive people don’t take responsibility for their own lives. They feel victimized, a product of circumstances, their past, and other people. They do not see as the creative force of their lives.

Begin with the End in Mind. These people use personal vision, correct principles, and their deep sense of personal meaning to accomplish tasks in a positive and effective way. They live life based on self-chosen values and are guided by their personal mission statement.

Begin with No End in Mind. These people lack personal vision and have not developed a deep sense of personal meaning and purpose. They have not paid the price to develop a mission statement and thus live life based on society’s values instead of self-chosen values.

HABIT 2HABIT 2



Put First Things First. These people

exercise discipline, and they plan and execute according to priorities. They also “walk their talk” and spend significant time in Quadrant II.

Put Second Things First. These people are crisis managers who are unable to stay focused on high-leverage tasks because of their preoccupation with circumstances, their past, or other people. They are caught up in the “thick of thin things” and are driven by the urgent.

HABIT 3HABIT 3



Think Win-Win. These people have an abundance mentality and the spirit of cooperation. They achieve effective communication and high trust levels in their Emotional Bank Accounts with others, resulting in rewarding relationships and greater power to influence.

Think Win-Lose or Lose-Win. These people have a scarcity mentality and see life as a zero-sum game. They have ineffective communication skills and low trust levels in their Emotional Bank Accounts with others, result-ing in a defensive mentality and adversarial feelings.

HABIT 4HABIT 4



Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. Through perceptive observation and empathic listening, these non-judgmental people are intent on learning the needs, interests, and concerns of others. They are then able to courageously state their own needs and wants.

Seek First to Be Understood. These people put forth their point of view based solely on their auto-biography and motives, without attempting to understand others first. They blindly prescribe without first diagnosing the problem.

HABIT 5HABIT 5



Synergize. Effective people

know that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. They value and benefit from differences in others, which results in creative cooperation and team-work.

Compromise, Fight, or Flight. Ineffective people believe the whole is less than the sum of the parts. They try to “clone” other people in their own image. Differences in others are looked upon as threats.

HABIT 6HABIT 6



Sharpen the Saw. Effective people are involved in self-renewal and self-improvement in the physical, mental, spiritual, and social-emotional areas, which enhance all areas off their life and nurture the other six habits.

Wear Out the Saw. Ineffective people fall back, lose their interest, and get disordered. They lack a program of self-renewal and self-improvement and eventually lose the cutting edge they once had.

HABIT 7HABIT 7



CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

SEVEN PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THE SEVEN HABITS ARE BASEDSEVEN PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THE SEVEN HABITS ARE BASED

The Seven Habits center on The Seven Habits center on

timeless and universal timeless and universal

principles of personal, principles of personal,

interpersonal, managerial, and interpersonal, managerial, and

organizational effectiveness. organizational effectiveness.

Listed below are the seven Listed below are the seven

principles upon which the Seven principles upon which the Seven

Habits are based-principles Habits are based-principles

which are in our circle of which are in our circle of

influence.influence.

1. The principle of continuous learning, of self- reeducation - the discipline that drives us toward the values we believe in. Such constant learning is required in today’s world, in light of the fact that many of us can expect to work in up to five radically different fields before we retire.

2. The principle of service, of giving oneself to others, of helping to facilitate other people’s work.


3. The principle of staying positive and optimistic, radiating positive energy - including avoiding the four emotional cancers (criticising complain- ing, comparing, and competing).4. The principle of affirmation of others - treating people as proactive individuals who have great potential.

5. The principle of balance - the ability to identify our various roles and to spend appropriate amounts of time in, and focus on, all the important roles and dimensions of our life. Success in one area of our life cannot compensate for neglect or failure in other areas of our life.


6. The balance of spontaneity and serendipity - the ability to experience life with a sense of adventure, excitement, and fresh rediscovery, instead of trying to find a serious side to things that have no serious side.7. The principle of consistent self-renewal and self- improvement in the four dimensions of one’s life: physical, mental, spiritual, and social- emotional.


PYRAMID OF INFLUENCEPYRAMID OF INFLUENCE

TEACHING

RELATIONSHIP

EXAMPLE

KnowledgeKnowledge(what to, why to)

DesireDesire(want to)

SkillsSkills(how to)

HABITHABITSS

EFFECTIVE HABITSEFFECTIVE HABITS

JUDGEMENTJUDGEMENT

CHARACTER Integrity Maturity Abundance Mentality Interdependency

COMPETENCE Technical skills Qualifications Knowledge Experience

FOUR UNIQUE FOUR UNIQUE HUMAN ENDOWMENTSHUMAN ENDOWMENTS

1.1. Self-awarenessSelf-awareness2.2. ConscienceConscience3.3. ImaginationImagination4.4. WillpowerWillpower

FOUR UNIQUE HUMAN ENDOWMENTSFOUR UNIQUE HUMAN ENDOWMENTS

1. 1. SSelf-Awarenesself-Awareness

We begin to become self-aware and explore the programs we are living out. We come to realize that we stand apart from our pro-gramming and can even examine it. We also realize that between stimulus and response, we have the freedom to choose. This self-awareness then leads to the ability to look at other unique endowments in our secret life.

Our conscience is our internal sense of right and wrong, our “moral nature.” It is the “greater harmonizer” and “balance wheel” of all the principles that govern our behaviour. Our conscience gives us a sense of the degree to which our thoughts and actions are in harmony with our principles.

2. 2. CConscienceonscience


We can visit the power of the mind to create or to imagine that which does not exist now. In that imagination lie our faith and our hope for the future. We look at what is possible, what we can envision.

3. 3. PPower of Imaginationower of Imagination


Willpower refers to our determination, our resoluteness - our ability to act based solely on our self-awareness. We ask ourselves, “Am I really willing to to the distance on my mission statement?” “Am I willing to walk my talk?” “Am I really willing to put first things first in spite of external distractions and pressures?” “Am I going to live a life of total integrity?”

4. 4. WWillpower or Independent Willillpower or Independent Will


Developing a mission statement is Developing a mission statement is

foundational to Habit 2, Begin with foundational to Habit 2, Begin with

the End in Mind. It sets general the End in Mind. It sets general

guidelines for our life based on our guidelines for our life based on our

values and our roles and goals. values and our roles and goals.

There are four basic characteristics There are four basic characteristics

of good mission statements, whether of good mission statements, whether

they be personal, family, or they be personal, family, or

organizational mission statements.organizational mission statements.

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MISSION STATEMENTSBASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MISSION STATEMENTS

1. A mission statement should be timeless and changeless. Because goals are not timeless, they should not be included. Mission statements should be based upon unchanging core principles that operate regardless of present realities or situations. This changeless core

will enable us to live with changes inside other people and inside the environment. As our consciousness grows and we mature, we will gradually strengthen, deepen, and

improve our mission statement. Nevertheless, we should always initially write our mission statement as if it will never change - as if it were timeless.


2. A mission statement should deal with both ends and means. Ends have to do with what we are about. Means have to do with how we go about achieving those ends. Principles are what we implements to achieve those ends. Ends and means are inseparable. In truth,

ends preexist in the means. “You’ll never achieve a worthy end through unworthy means.”


3. A mission statement should deal with all four of our basic needs:

a. To live (our physical and economic needs)

b. To love and to be loved (our cultural and social ends)

c. To learn (our needs to grow, develop, be recognized, and be useful) d. To leave a legacy (our spiritual need for

meaning, for feeling that life matters, that we add value and make a difference.


4. A mission statement should deal with all the significant roles of our life, such as a parent, teacher, manager, neighbour, and so forth.

“Internalizing” our mission statement will also help us get a clear understanding of what is truly important. Goethe once said, “Things which matter

most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” This means that we learn how to say no at appropriate times. Every time we say yes to something that is of little or no importance, we are saying no to something that is more important.

Almost every day, most of us are caught in circumstances where we should say no but don’t. We often lack the ability to utter a firm but gracious no.


SIX LEVELS OF INITIATIVESIX LEVELS OF INITIATIVE

1Wait for instructions

2Ask for instructions

3Bring recommendations

4Use own judgement, report immediately

5Use own judgement, report routinely

6Use own judgement, not necessary to report

. Crisis

. Pressing problems

. Deadline-driven projects, meetings, preparations

. Preparation

. Prevention

. Values clarification

. Planning

. Relationship building

. True re-creation

. Empowerment

. Interruptions, some phone calls

. Some mail, some reports

. Some meetings

. Many proximate,pressing matters

. Many popular activities

. Trivia, busywork

. Some phone calls

. Time wasters

. “Escape” activities

. Irrelevant mail

. Excessive TV

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PERSONAL IMMUNE SYSTEMPERSONAL IMMUNE SYSTEM

Live the Seven Habits

Spend timein Quadrant II

Follow correctprinciples

Control own life

Maintain highEmotional BankAccount with selfand others

Maintain reservecapacity

Be resilient

Empower andserve others

CommunicateEmpathically

Synergize withothers using awin-win approach

EEMOTIONAL MOTIONAL BBANK ANK

AACCOUNTCCOUNT

KEEP PROMISES APOLOGIZE

CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS

TREAT OTHER KINDLY

UNDERSTAND OTHERS

LOYALITY TO THE

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Dependence

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3.3. WHAT’S MY LOCUS OF WHAT’S MY LOCUS OF CONTROL?CONTROL?

High Internal – I am the master of High Internal – I am the master of my fatemy fate

High External – I am a pawn to High External – I am a pawn to my fatemy fate


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VisionVision

Proactive ModelProactive Model

StimulusStimulus ResponseResponse

Self -Self -AwarenessAwareness

ImaginationImagination ConscienceConscience

Independent Independent WillWill

Freedom Freedom toto

ChooseChoose

Language:Language:Reactive vs ProcativeReactive vs Procative

There’s nothing I can doThere’s nothing I can do That’s just the way I amThat’s just the way I am He makes me so madHe makes me so mad They won’t allow thatThey won’t allow that I have to do thatI have to do that I can’tI can’t I mustI must If onlyIf only

Let’s look for alternativesLet’s look for alternatives I can choose a different I can choose a different

approachapproach I control my own feelingsI control my own feelings I can create an effective I can create an effective

presentationpresentation I will choose an I will choose an

appropriate responseappropriate response I chooseI choose I preferI prefer I willI will

5. HOW PROACTIVE AM 5. HOW PROACTIVE AM I?I?

. . . the degree to which I take . . . the degree to which I take initiative to improve my current initiative to improve my current circumstances or create new circumstances or create new ones.ones.


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1 Be Proactive1 Be Proactive22 Begin with the End in Mind – Begin with the End in Mind – The Habit of The Habit of PersonalPersonal LeadershipLeadership

22. How Good 22. How Good Am I at Personal Am I at Personal

Planning?Planning?

Develop a Develop a Personal Mission Personal Mission

Statement . .Statement . . . .. . . or philosophy or . . . or philosophy or

creed:creed:

what you want to ____,what you want to ____,

what you want to ____,what you want to ____,

and your beliefs and and your beliefs and values values

Develop GoalsDevelop GoalsShort-termShort-termIntermediateIntermediateLong-termLong-term

______________________ goals goals


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1 Be Proactive1 Be Proactive22 Begin with the End in Mind Begin with the End in Mind33 Put First Things First – Put First Things First – The Habit ofThe Habit of PersonalPersonal ManagementManagement

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I The ____________I The ____________•Exam tomorrow•Friend gets injured•Late for work/class•Project due today

II The _____________II The _____________•Planning, goal setting •Paper due in a week•Exercise•Relationships/relaxation

II The _____________II The _____________•Planning, goal setting •Paper due in a week•Exercise•Relationships/relaxation

III The Yes-manIII The Yes-man•Unimportant phone calls•Interruptions•Other people’s small problems•Peer pressure

III The Yes-manIII The Yes-man•Unimportant phone calls•Interruptions•Other people’s small problems•Peer pressure

IV The ___________IV The ___________•Too much TV•Endless phone calls•Excessive computer games•Mall marathons•Other time wasters

IV The ___________IV The ___________•Too much TV•Endless phone calls•Excessive computer games•Mall marathons•Other time wasters

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Results:•Vision, perspective•Balance•Discipline•Control•Few crises

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1 Be Proactive1 Be Proactive22 Begin with the End in Mind Begin with the End in Mind33 Put First Things First Put First Things FirstPrivate VictoryPrivate Victory


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44 Think Win/Win – The Habit ofThink Win/Win – The Habit of MutualMutual BenefitBenefit


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44 Think Win/WinThink Win/Win5 Seek First to Understand... Then to Be Understood – The Habit of Empathetic Communication


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44 Think Win/WinThink Win/Win5 Seek First to Understand... Then to Be Understood6 Synergize – The Habit of Renewal

Levels of CommunicationLevels of Communication

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Trust

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Four Dimensions of RenewalFour Dimensions of Renewal__________

Exercise, NutritionStress Management

__________Exercise, Nutrition

Stress Management

__________Value Clarification &

Commitment& Meditation

__________Value Clarification &

Commitment& Meditation

Social/EmotionalService, Empathy,


Social/EmotionalService, Empathy,


MentalReading, Visualizing,

Planning, Writing

MentalReading, Visualizing,

Planning, Writing

Stephen CoveyStephen CoveyFrom effectiveness to From effectiveness to greatness:greatness:

The The 88thth

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Find Your ________ Find Your ________

and Inspire Others and Inspire Others

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CONSCIENCE

VoiceUnique, personal

significance

Meet Candace, a 16-Meet Candace, a 16-year old with a year old with a

bleeding disorderbleeding disorder A Cornerstone team project A Cornerstone team project

through New Hope for Kidsthrough New Hope for Kids

Team Success’s Team Success’s goal:goal:

To raise $2,000 to buy a heater for To raise $2,000 to buy a heater for Candace’s poolCandace’s pool

Accomplished through two garage Accomplished through two garage sales and a speed-dating eventsales and a speed-dating event

The team. . .The team. . . Negotiated with a pool/spa Negotiated with a pool/spa

company to sell them a heater at company to sell them a heater at cost plus free installationcost plus free installation

Arranged donated electrical Arranged donated electrical services to hook up the heaterservices to hook up the heater

Arranged for Publix to donate food Arranged for Publix to donate food and decorations for a “reveal” and decorations for a “reveal” party at Candace’s homeparty at Candace’s home

The team. . .The team. . . Provided free tutoring to CandaceProvided free tutoring to Candace Invited Candace to a concert and Invited Candace to a concert and

arranged backstage passesarranged backstage passes Provided transportation to the Provided transportation to the

concertconcert Bought Candace a CD of the bandBought Candace a CD of the band

Candace was featured Candace was featured on News Channel 13 on News Channel 13

when she started the 5K when she started the 5K walk/run benefiting walk/run benefiting

Arnold Palmer Women Arnold Palmer Women and Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital and New Hope for Kidsand New Hope for Kids

Jim Collins - Jim Collins - Good to GreatGood to Great

LeadershipLeadership The Hedge Hog ConceptThe Hedge Hog Concept A Culture of DisciplineA Culture of Discipline Technology AcceleratorsTechnology Accelerators The Flywheel and the Doom LoopThe Flywheel and the Doom Loop

IntroductionIntroduction

Habit is some thing we do Habit is some thing we do often with often with easeease….*….*

Habits are natural, genetic, Cannot break …. Habits are natural, genetic, Cannot break …. xx

We can learn new habit and break old ones.We can learn new habit and break old ones. To develop a Habit we need To develop a Habit we need KnowledgeKnowledge, ,

SkillSkill & & Attitude.Attitude. First 3 habits promote First 3 habits promote self victoryself victory.. Second 3 habits promote Second 3 habits promote publicpublic victoryvictory.. The last habit simply says you The last habit simply says you practicepractice all all

these habits every day.these habits every day.

“ “ We are what we We are what we repeatedly do. repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, Excellence, then, is not an act, but is not an act, but

a habit a habit ””

AristotleAristotle

Habits of Personal Victory:Habits of Personal Victory:

Habits 1,2 & 3 lead to personal victory: Habits 1,2 & 3 lead to personal victory: The habits that allow us to achieve self-The habits that allow us to achieve self-mastery and dominion over self.mastery and dominion over self.

Habit 1: Habit 1: Be ProactiveBe Proactive,, we recognize we recognize that we are free to choose.that we are free to choose.

Habit 2: Habit 2: Begin with the End in MindBegin with the End in Mind,, we identify our personal mission and we identify our personal mission and goals.goals.

Habit 3:Habit 3: Put First Things FirstPut First Things First,, we act we act on our priorities.on our priorities.

Habits of Habits of PublicPublic Victory: Victory:

Habits 4, 5 & 6 lead to Habits 4, 5 & 6 lead to publicpublic victory. victory.

Habit 4: Habit 4: Think Win-WinThink Win-Win – think of a – think of a solution where every one wins.solution where every one wins.

Habit 5: Habit 5: It is better to understand It is better to understand than to be understoodthan to be understood. think about . think about others point of view.others point of view.

Habit 6:Habit 6: SynergiseSynergise – There is more – There is more energy and efficiency in team work. energy and efficiency in team work.

Habit of putting into practice:Habit of putting into practice: Habits 7 – Habits 7 – Sharpening the saw / renewalSharpening the saw / renewal Says that you develop habit of practicing these Says that you develop habit of practicing these

habits every day.habits every day. Take a break look at your habits – change then Take a break look at your habits – change then

continue. – blunt saw is less efficient….!continue. – blunt saw is less efficient….! By renewing the four dimensions of your nature By renewing the four dimensions of your nature

- physical, spiritual, mental and - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you can work more quickly social/emotional, you can work more quickly and effortlessly. and effortlessly.

Meditating on the idea of the gap between Meditating on the idea of the gap between stimulus and response which is the key to both stimulus and response which is the key to both our growth and happiness and how we use that our growth and happiness and how we use that space space

Conclusions:Conclusions:

The Seven habits is a principle-centered The Seven habits is a principle-centered paradigm. Principles are believed to be paradigm. Principles are believed to be guidelines for human conduct that are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent proven to have enduring, permanent value which are very fundamental.value which are very fundamental.

Reading through the seven habits by Reading through the seven habits by Covey, I’m profoundly impressed and Covey, I’m profoundly impressed and enriched with the knowledge of self enriched with the knowledge of self mastery and the tools to positively mastery and the tools to positively interact with society at large.interact with society at large.

3 Aspects of Management:3 Aspects of Management:

LeadershipLeadership – what do I / we want to – what do I / we want to accomplish? accomplish?

ManagementManagement – how can I best accomplish it? – how can I best accomplish it? ProductivityProductivity – doing it – product/goal. – doing it – product/goal.

““Management is doing things Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right; Leadership is doing the right things.” right things.”

---- Peter DruckerPeter Drucker

Habit 1 – Be Proactive:Habit 1 – Be Proactive:

Between stimulus and response one has the Between stimulus and response one has the freedom to choose. Of the three central values in freedom to choose. Of the three central values in life ( experiential, creative and attitudinal) what life ( experiential, creative and attitudinal) what matters most is how we positively respond to matters most is how we positively respond to circumstances (attitudinal). We are only being circumstances (attitudinal). We are only being effective by focussing our time and energy on effective by focussing our time and energy on “circle of influence” rather than on our “circle of “circle of influence” rather than on our “circle of concern”. That is to say we are being proactive concern”. That is to say we are being proactive rather reactive. The proactive approach to a rather reactive. The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. Its about learn from it. Its about LeadershipLeadership – what do I / we – what do I / we want to accomplish? want to accomplish?

Habit 2 – Begin with end in Habit 2 – Begin with end in mindmind

A starting point in beginning with the A starting point in beginning with the end in mind is to develop a personal end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement, philosophy or mission statement, philosophy or credo. It will help you focus on what credo. It will help you focus on what you want to be. you want to be.

1)1) Prioritize – sort your tasks.Prioritize – sort your tasks.

2)2) Organize around priorities – what is Organize around priorities – what is imp*imp*

3)3) Discipline yourself – to accomplish.Discipline yourself – to accomplish.

The Greek philosophy of The Greek philosophy of Ethos, Pathos, and Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Logos

gives the sequence for gives the sequence for effective communication. effective communication.

Ethos is your personal Ethos is your personal creditability. Pathos is the creditability. Pathos is the

empathic side. Logos is theempathic side. Logos is thereasoning sidereasoning side

PHYSICALPHYSICALExercise, Nutrition,Stress Management

FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RENEWALFOUR DIMENSIONS OF RENEWAL

MENTALMENTALReading, Visualizing,

Planning, Writing

SOCIAL/EMOTIONALSOCIAL/EMOTIONALService, Empathy,


SPIRITUALSPIRITUALValue Clarification

& Commitment, Study& Meditation

Thank YouThank You

Documents

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Restoring the Character Ethics