seven habits part

8/19/2019 Seven Habits Part

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Being an EffectiveBeing an Effective

ProfessionalProfessional

Strategies for SuccessStrategies for Success

Based on Stephen R. CoveyBased on Stephen R. Covey’’ss

““The 7 Habits of HighlyThe 7 Habits of HighlySuccessful PeopleSuccessful People””


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The Seven Habits:The Seven Habits:

Be Proactive.Be Proactive.

Begin With The End In Mind.Begin With The End In Mind.

Put First Things First.Put First Things First.

Think WIN!Think WIN! – – WIN!WIN!

Seek First To Understand, ThenSeek First To Understand, Then

To Be Understood.To Be Understood. Synergize.Synergize.

Sharpen The Saw.Sharpen The Saw.

Effective HabitsEffective HabitsInternalized principles and patterns of behaviorInternalized principles and patterns of behavior

KNOWLEDGE(What To, Why to)

Desire(want to)

Skills(how to)

HABITS


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The 7 Habits Allow You To:The 7 Habits Allow You To:

Empower YourselfEmpower Yourself

Empower Your TeamEmpower Your Team

Maintain Your GrowthMaintain Your Growth

Empower YourselfEmpower Yourself

Habits:Habits:

1.Be Proactive.1.Be Proactive.

2.Begin With The End In Mind.2.Begin With The End In Mind.

3.Put First Things First.3.Put First Things First.

Deal with personal growth, self-Deal with personal growth, self-

control, self-reflection, maturity, andcontrol, self-reflection, maturity, and

independent thinking.independent thinking.


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HabitHabit 1:1:

BeBe ProactiveProactive Concept:Concept: Using self-awareness to realize you have the abilityUsing self-awareness to realize you have the ability

toto choose choose your response to any circumstance,your response to any circumstance,

situation, or person.situation, or person.

Leads to:Leads to:Empowerment through acceptance of responsibility,Empowerment through acceptance of responsibility,

less blame laying / victimizing, increasedless blame laying / victimizing, increased

effectiveness, and positive change.effectiveness, and positive change.

Implementation:Implementation:Make responsible, sensible decisions based on theMake responsible, sensible decisions based on the

goal of a productive outcome not based on personalgoal of a productive outcome not based on personal

tendencies or preferences.tendencies or preferences.

Being ProactiveBeing Proactive — —Key ideasKey ideas

Proactivity is the power to chooseProactivity is the power to chooseyour own response.your own response.

Proactive choices are guided byProactive choices are guided byvalues, not feelings.values, not feelings.

When we are proactive, we acceptWhen we are proactive, we acceptresponsibility for who we are, whatresponsibility for who we are, whatwe have, and what to do. When wewe have, and what to do. When weare proactive, we create results.are proactive, we create results.

Proactivity isnProactivity isn’’t the same ast the same asagressiveness. Proactivity is theagressiveness. Proactivity is theabsence of judgment and blame.absence of judgment and blame.


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Proactivity--SummaryProactivity--Summary

We develop our proactivity musclesWe develop our proactivity musclesnot in extraordinary events, but innot in extraordinary events, but inour ordinary day-to-day activities.our ordinary day-to-day activities.

To develop our proactivity, we canTo develop our proactivity, we canpractice beingpractice being ““a light, not a judgea light, not a judge”” for 30 days.for 30 days.

By being proactive, you can be aBy being proactive, you can be atransition person.transition person.

If we think that the problem isIf we think that the problem is ““outoutthere,there,”” that very thought is thethat very thought is theproblem, itself.problem, itself.

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Habit 2:Habit 2:

Begin with the End in MindBegin with the End in Mind

Concept:Concept: Using your conscience to envision and create aUsing your conscience to envision and create a

desired outcome.desired outcome.

Leads to:Leads to:Increased and effective planning, increasedIncreased and effective planning, increased

visioning, thinking outside the box, and responsiblevisioning, thinking outside the box, and responsible

decisions.decisions.

Implementation:Implementation:Plan for the future with a vision of the desiredPlan for the future with a vision of the desired

outcome in mind and work purposefully andoutcome in mind and work purposefully and

creatively to meet that goal.creatively to meet that goal.


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Begin with the end in mindBegin with the end in mind

All things are created twiceAll things are created twice — —firstfirst

mentally and then physically.mentally and then physically.

Beginning with the end in mindBeginning with the end in mind

includes defining values to guide ourincludes defining values to guide our

proactivity.proactivity.

Beginning with the end in mind is aBeginning with the end in mind is a

process of rescripting (getting out ofprocess of rescripting (getting out ofruts and natural tendencies).ruts and natural tendencies).

Begin with the end inBegin with the end in

mindmind — —Key ideasKey ideas

A personal mission statementA personal mission statementsets an overall purpose for oursets an overall purpose for ourlife.life.

A mission statement oftenA mission statement oftenincludes a set of personalincludes a set of personalbeliefs.beliefs.

Writing a personal missionWriting a personal missionstatement is as much an act ofstatement is as much an act ofdiscovery as an act of creation.discovery as an act of creation.


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Beginning with the end inBeginning with the end in

mindmind — —Key ideasKey ideas We clarify our personal mission byWe clarify our personal mission by

dividing it into roles.dividing it into roles.

Roles are key to creating balance inRoles are key to creating balance inlife.life.

Goals define what we want toGoals define what we want toachieve within each role.achieve within each role.

Goals can be lifelong, intermediate,Goals can be lifelong, intermediate,

or short-term.or short-term. The best goals are consistent withThe best goals are consistent with

out personal mission.out personal mission.

Beginning with the end inBeginning with the end in

mind--Summarymind--Summary

Working from a clear sense ofWorking from a clear sense ofmission creates integrity.mission creates integrity.

Effective organizations are mission-Effective organizations are mission-driven.driven.

Visualizing something organizes theVisualizing something organizes theabilities needed to bring it about.abilities needed to bring it about.

Mission, roles, and goals can changeMission, roles, and goals can changebecause we are in charge of them.because we are in charge of them.

We can help others achieve theirWe can help others achieve theirpotential.potential.

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Habit 3:Habit 3:

Put First Things FirstPut First Things First Concept:Concept: Using self control and willpower to purposefullyUsing self control and willpower to purposefully

determine priorities.determine priorities.

Leads to:Leads to:Increased organization, productivity, increasedIncreased organization, productivity, increased

sense of accomplishment, unity and decreasedsense of accomplishment, unity and decreased

futility.futility.

Implementation:Implementation:Prioritize and delegate responsibilities in the mostPrioritize and delegate responsibilities in the mostsensible and outcome oriented manner.sensible and outcome oriented manner.

Put first things first:Put first things first:

Scheduling ideasScheduling ideas

We gain control of time and eventsWe gain control of time and eventsby seeing how they relate to ourby seeing how they relate to ourmission.mission. The concepts of importance andThe concepts of importance and

urgency create four categories of timeurgency create four categories of timedemands:demands:

Category 1: urgent and importantCategory 1: urgent and important

Category 2: important, not urgentCategory 2: important, not urgent

Category 3: feel urgent, not importantCategory 3: feel urgent, not important

Category 4: neither urgent or importantCategory 4: neither urgent or important Examples of eachExamples of each


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Putting first thingsPutting first things

firstfirst — —Examples of time useExamples of time use Category 1: Urgent/Important--crises,Category 1: Urgent/Important--crises,

pressing problems, deadlines.pressing problems, deadlines.

Category 2: Not urgent, butCategory 2: Not urgent, but

importantimportant — —planning, relationships,planning, relationships,

opportunities, preparation, crisisopportunities, preparation, crisis

prevention.prevention.

Category 3: Urgent, not importantCategory 3: Urgent, not important – –

interruptions, some calls, mail andinterruptions, some calls, mail andreports, some meetingsreports, some meetings

Category 4: Not urgent, notCategory 4: Not urgent, not

importantimportant — —busywork, some mail, somebusywork, some mail, some

phone calls, time wasters.phone calls, time wasters.

Putting first things first--TimePutting first things first--Time

use, continueduse, continued

We solve time-managementWe solve time-management

problems by giving priority toproblems by giving priority to

Category 2 activities.Category 2 activities.

By moving from Categories 3By moving from Categories 3and 4 to Category 2, we replaceand 4 to Category 2, we replace

reactivity with proactivity.reactivity with proactivity.


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firstfirst — —Scheduling Key IdeasScheduling Key Ideas The first principle of organization isThe first principle of organization is

scheduling.scheduling.

The key to scheduling Category 2The key to scheduling Category 2

activities is weekly planning.activities is weekly planning.

High-leverage activities come fromHigh-leverage activities come from

““top-downtop-down”” (general to specific)(general to specific)

planning.planning. Review mission, review roles, id goals,Review mission, review roles, id goals,

plan your week, plan your day.plan your week, plan your day.


firstfirst — —Scheduling Key IdeasScheduling Key Ideas

A good organization (or a good classroom)A good organization (or a good classroom)has six characteristics:has six characteristics: Coherence (integrates mission, roles, goals, andCoherence (integrates mission, roles, goals, and

weekly/daily planningweekly/daily planning

Balance (physical, spiritual, mental,Balance (physical, spiritual, mental,

social/emotional) in all of your rolessocial/emotional) in all of your roles

Category 2 (not urgent, but important) focusCategory 2 (not urgent, but important) focus

People (delegation, communication,People (delegation, communication,agreements)agreements)

Flexibility (the plan is the servant, not theFlexibility (the plan is the servant, not themaster)master)

Portability (the plan is easy to carryPortability (the plan is easy to carry around)around)


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Putting First Things First--Putting First Things First--

DelegationDelegation The second principle of organizationThe second principle of organization

is delegation.is delegation.

Stewardship delegation sets aStewardship delegation sets a

context for successfulcontext for successful

performanceperformance — —1. desired results, 2.1. desired results, 2.

guidelines, 3. resources, 4.guidelines, 3. resources, 4.

accountability, 5. consequences.accountability, 5. consequences. Stewardship delegation saves time.Stewardship delegation saves time.

Putting First Things First--Putting First Things First--

InitiativeInitiative

People develop their initiativePeople develop their initiative

through five levelsthrough five levels — —

1. wait for instruction,1. wait for instruction,

2. asks what to do,2. asks what to do,

3. recommends,3. recommends,

4. acts independently, but reports4. acts independently, but reports

immediately,immediately,

5. acts independently and reports5. acts independently and reports

routinely.routinely.

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Habits 1, 2, and 3Habits 1, 2, and 3……

Habits 1, 2, and 3 express ourHabits 1, 2, and 3 express ouruniquely human potentialuniquely human potential — —bebeproactive, begin with the end in mind,proactive, begin with the end in mind,put first things first.put first things first.

They take us from reactivity toThey take us from reactivity toproactivity.proactivity.

As we master events andAs we master events and

circumstances, we separatecircumstances, we separateourselves from all other forms of life,ourselves from all other forms of life,and become who we are.and become who we are.

CheckpointCheckpoint

Have you created conditions thatHave you created conditions thatsupport putting first things first?support putting first things first? Have you written a personal missionHave you written a personal mission

statement?statement?

Have you organized your activities into aHave you organized your activities into aset of roles?set of roles?

Have you set goals within each role?Have you set goals within each role?

Do you operate from a weekly plan?Do you operate from a weekly plan?

Do you plan each day with activities thatDo you plan each day with activities thatsupport your weekly plan?support your weekly plan?

Do you strive to achieve balanceDo you strive to achieve balancebetween roles?between roles?

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