7 Habits to be Highly Effective
1. Be Proactive
Don’t react, respond.
Take responsibility of your actions.
Focus on circle of influence
2. Begin with End in Mind
Have a clear vision of your future and your goals in mind
Write down your personal mission statement
3. Put First Things First
Learn time and self-management. Prioritizing your tasks on basis of importance and urgency.
4. Think Win-Win
Seek mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Have an abundance mentality
a. put yourself in the other person’s shoes
b. identify the key issues and concerns (not positions at stake)
c. identify outcomes that would be fully mutually beneficial
d. think up new options and possibilities to make these happen.
5. Seek First to Understand than to be Understood
Practice empathetic listening with the intent to understand, both emotionally and intellectually, rather than to respond.
6. Synergize
Value differences, be courageous and be open to what others have to say.
Harness the strengths of team members to achieve collectives success.
In relationships, whole is more than the sum of its parts
1 + 1 = >2
7. Sharpen the Saw
Seek continuous self-renewal and self-improvement. Don’t “burn-out”
Exercise the 4 motivations of our nature, regularly and consistently in wise and balanced way.
Mental \ Physical \ Emotional \ Spiritual