7 Habits for Highly Effective People

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7 Habits for Highly Effective People

• By Dr. Stephen R. Covey
• Summarized by Dr. Jim Burton
• State University of West Georgia

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Overview

• Be Proactive
• Begin with the End in Mind
• Put First Things First
• Think Win/Win
• Seek to Understand, Then be Understood
• Synergize
• Sharpen the Saw

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1. Be Proactive

• Response-ability
• Freedom to Choose
• Self-Awareness
• Imagination
• Conscience
• Independent Will
• Proactive vs. Reactive

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Reactive vs. Proactive

• There is nothing I can do
• Thats just the way I am
• He makes me so mad
• They wont allow that
• I cant
• I must
• If only

• Lets look at our alternatives
• I can choose a different approach
• I master my emotions
• I can be effective
• I Choose
• I Prefer
• I Will !

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2. Begin with the End in Mind

• What do you REALLY want to be remembered for?
• Write your Lifes MISSION
• Clarify your real GOALS
• BE your own personal Leader
• Match your Actions with your MISSION GOALS

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3. Put First Things First

• Principles of Personal Management
• Master your Independent Will
• Manage from left Lead from right
• Organize Execute around Priorities
• Practice more Self-Discipline
• To say YES to your Priorities, Learn to say
  NO to some other activities (which may appear
  urgent !)

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4. Think Win/Win

• Build Trust in Relationships - your Emotional
  Bank Account
• Seek to Understand Others
• Attend to the Little Things
• Keep your Commitments !
• Clarify your Agreements !
• Personal Integrity generates Trust

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5. Seek FIRST to Understand, Then be Understood

• Empathetic Listening
• Use Listening Checks
• Ask SINCERE Questions
• Be Aware of Your Filters
• Understanding and Perception
• Diagnose before you Prescribe
• Then, Seek to be Understood

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6. Synergize

• The Whole IS Greater than the Sum of its Parts
• Synergistic Communication - OPEN YOUR Mind
  Heart to New Possibilities
• Synergy is EXCITING !
• Fish for the Alternatives
• Value the Differences

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7. Sharpen the Saw Spiritual Self- Renewal

• Physical Exercise, Nutrition, Stress
• Mental Study, Visualize, Plan
• Social/Emotional Forgive, Service, Empathy,
  Synergy, Intrinsic Security
• Spiritual Values Clarification Commitment,
  Prayer Meditation, Sing Dance, Retreats in
  Nature
• Financial Give, Save/Invest, Self-improve,
  have FUN!