Written by Stephen R. Covey

#1 - Bestseller In 1989

A powerful self-help book for the framework of personal and effective growth…

This is a personal handbook for building growth & leadership skills for all professionals …

THE SEVEN HABITS ARE HABITS OF EFFECTIVENESS! THESE HABITS ARE BASED UPON PRINCIPLES,

THAT BRING PROVEN MAXIMUM LONG-TERM BENEFICIAL RESULTS. THEY CAN BECOME THE BASIS OF EFFECTIVE CHANGE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH.

CREATING AND EMPOWERING AN EFFECTIVE CHANGE IN A INDIVIDUAL.

An Overview Of The Seven Habits.. Our character is the collection of personal habits

& they are powerful roles in our lives! Habits consist of skills, knowledge and desires Knowledge allows us to know what to do, skills

give us ability to know how to do …..

WHAT IS HABIT?

Habits are our very own collective knowledge, skills,& desires. In order to make something a habit in our lives we must have….

Knowledge- your self-cognizance! Skills- your accomplishments! Desire- the motivation to do it!

WEBSTERS DICTIONARY Describe & Writes:

Habits Refer to an act that is repeated so often

by an individual it is an automatic response within self….

WHAT ARE THE 7 HABITS?

1.BE PROACTIVE 2.BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND 3.PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 4.THINK WIN / WIN 5.SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND 6. SYNERGIZE 7.SHARPEN THE SAW ﾅﾎｱｵ

HABIT 1 :WHAT IS “ PROACTIVE” ... IT IS A UNIQUE ABILITY THAT SETS US HUMANS

APART FROM ANIMALS …. ~SELF-AWARENESS~THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE HOW WE RESPOND TO ANY “STIMULI”…

TO CHANGE IT MUST START FROM WITHIN YOURSELF! HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MAKE THE DECISION TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY “CHOOSING” RATHER THAN BY “SIMPLY REACTING” TO EXTERNAL FORCES.

REMEMBER!

UNDERSTANDING “YOU” IS ESSENTIAL TO SELF-

AWARENESS, TO KNOW YOUR OWN BELIEFS, VALUES,

STANDARDS, SKILLS,STRENGTHS,AND

WEAKNESS BEFORE YOU CAN INTERACT WITH OTHERS.

BE MOTIVATED AND PROACTIVE IN FINDING OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT YOURSELF.THEN START APPLYING THESE NEW HABITS IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS.THIS IS WHEN CHANGE STARTS WITHIN !

THE SKILLS FOR BEING PROACTIVE.

TAKE INITIATIVE & KEEP COMMITMENTS MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL CHANGE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SELF MAKING YOURSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL

RESULTS

HABIT 2 :BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND…

DEFINE YOUR VISIONS & VALUES SET SHORT & LONG TERM GOALS START & FINISH PROJECTS PRIORITIZES YOUR GOALS KEEP FOCUSED ON YOUR DESIRED GOALS &

OUTCOMES

There are no short-cuts here. To engage in this habit, you need to define your “Own Vision” and get into the practice of setting your short and long term goals. Until you have defined your vision for your own personal life and growth you can not move on to habit #3.

HABIT #3 PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST… Use planning tools… Define tasks to achieve goals Eliminate low priorities Focus on important tasks Prioritizing important tasks first Then executing strategy to reach those goals….

Procedures to prioritizing !

The key to time management is not to prioritizing what is on your schedule …..

But to schedule Your Priorities… Learning the process of effectively delegating to

others !

Put first things first...Define what really matters most in your life thenspend time on doingthose important things.

PRIVATE VICTORY

THE FIRST THREE HABITS ARE INTENDED TO TEACH A PERSON HOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE STATE OF DEPENDENCE TO THE STATE OF INDEPENDENCE. IT BEGINS WITH THE CREATION AND VISION THAT LEADS TO A HIGHLY DEVELOPED SENSE OF PERSONAL VALUES AND GOALS.

HABIT # 4 THINK WIN-WIN

NOT AN ORIGINIAL PHRASE BUT IN ALL YOUR DEALINGS WITH OTHERS PLAN & NEGOTIATE TO PROVIDE SUCCESS FOR BOTH SIDES.

SEEK POSTIVE AGREEMENTS IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH SIDES.

THINK WIN-WIN

BUILD HIGH TRUST RELATIONSHIPS

BUILD AN EFFECTIVE TEAM

LEARN & APPLY SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION SKILLS

USE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION

BUILD PRODUCTIVE CLIENT, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

THINKING WIN-WIN DESCRIBES

AN ATTITUDE THAT IS

MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR

BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED.

HABIT # 5

HABIT #5

LEARN EMPATHIC LISTENING SKILLS

UNDERSTAND OTHERS

LEARN & DEFUSE HIGH-TENSION SITUATION

COMMUNICATE VIEWPOINTS EFFECTIVELY!

PROVIDING PRODUCTIVE INPUT & FEEDBACK

CREATE EFFECTIVE PERSUASION TECHINQUES

EMPATHIC LISTENING

THIS HABIT IS NOT ABOUT JUST LETTING OTHERS SPEAK FIRST, IT IS MAKING THE EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS TRULY BEING SAID!

BE PREPARED TO INVEST TIME AND EFFORT IN REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE OTHER PERSONS POSITION. GET INTO THE HABIT OF QUALITY TIME IN THE VERY FIRST PART OF DISCUSSIONS. IT WILL BE FELT, THAT YOU TRULY DO UNDERSTAND!

DIAGNOSE BEFORE YOU PRESCRIBE…. WE ALL HAVE A TENDENCY TO FIX THINGS UP

WITH GOOD ADVICE, BUT OFTEN WE FAIL TO TAKE THE TIME TO DIAGNOSE OR TO REALLY DEEPLY UNDERSTAND ANOTHER HUMAN BEING FIRST. READING YOUR OWN AUTOBIOGRAPHY INTO OTHER PERSONS LIFE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING.

COVEY,WARNS US THAT….

THAT GIVING OUT ADVICE BEFORE BEING EMPATHETICALLY UNDERSTANDING TO A PERSON AND THEIR SITUATION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THAT ADVICE! COVEY, STATES THIS HABIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE OF ALL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.

HABIT # 6

SYNERGIZE DESCRIBES:

WORKING IN TEAMS ,TO APPLY EFFECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR CREATING EFFECTIVE

TEAM WORK !

SYNERGIZE

LEARN & APPLY EFFECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

APPLY COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING

VALUE DIFFERENCES

BUILD ON A VARIETY OF STRENGTHS

SPECULATE USING CREATIVE COLLABORATION

EMBRACE & USE NEW INNOVATION

HABIT #6: TO SYNERGISE:

INVOLVES PUTING YOUR HEAD TOGETHER WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN ORDER TO CREATIVELY BRAINSTORM A SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM. IT WILL BE A BETTER SOLUTION THAN THE FIRST PROPOSED SOLUTION. IT CAN ONLY BE FOUND WHEN ALL PARTIES TRULY SYNERGISE!

THROUGH TRUSTFUL COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING ,ONE CAN SOLVE CONFLICTS AND FIND A BETTER SOLUTION THAN YOU WOULD HAVE WHEN USING YOUR OWN PERSONAL SOLUTION.

PUBLIC VITORY

HABITS FOUR THROUGH SIX COMPLETE THE STEPS THAT LEAD TO INTERDEPNDENCES BY SHOWING DIRECTION TO ONE’S NEEDS AND DESIRES WITH THOSE OF OTHER PEOPLE AND CREATE EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS.

HABIT # 7SHARPEN THE

SAW !

HABIT #7 SHARPEN THE SAW! TO APPLY

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

SEEK POSITIVE SELF-LEARNING

PRACTICE SELF-RENEWAL

PRESERVING& ENHANCING OUR GREATEST ASSESTS “OURSELVES” BY RENEWING THE BODY & MIND, SPIRIT & SOCIAL DIMENSIONS TO OUR NATURE!

THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RENEWAL... PHYSICAL: Exercise,Nutrition,Stress Management MENTAL:Reading,Visualizing, Planning, Writing SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL:Services, Empathy, Synergy,

Security SPIRITUAL: Value Clarification &

Commitment,Study,&Meditation

YOU CAN DO THIS BY….

READING WRITING RELAXING PLAYING GETTING INVOLVED TO LOVE MEDITATING PRAYING

Summary Slide

IMPLEMENTING THE 7 HABITS IS A PROCESS… IT IS TO BREAK INEFFECTIVE BEHAVIORS &

TENDENCIES CREATE HIGH LEVELS OF TRUST, UNITY &

SYNERGY DEVELOP STRONG,INTERDEPENDENT

RELATIONSHIPS

7 HABITS cont..

TAKE INITIATIVE & RESPONSIBILITY FOCUS ON KEY PRIORITIES BUILD WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIPS COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY VALUE DIVERSITY PRACTICE CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT

IMPLEMENTING THE 7 HABITS IS

A PROCESS...AND A ONGOING

LEARNING TOOL FOR THE SPAN OF YOUR

LIFETIME...