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