You're on vacation in Chicago, trying to find your way around. But the map you're using is of Detroit. No matter how hard you try or how positive you are, you'll never EVER get where you want to go in Chicago using a Detroit map! The point being, self-improvement is not about working harder or psyching yourself up; it's about making sure you're working with the right map in the first place. If you want to change your life, you've...
Habit 1 is Be Proactive About Things You Can Control
We’ll make it simple. Habit 1 is controlling your life situations instead of feeling like a passenger along for the ride. What do we mean by that? Say you are parenting a moody teen. We bet your first instinct would be to drop into a dramatic wail and go "why me?!" but the better instinct is to realize, between what happens to you and how you respond, there’s a teeny tiny moment where you have a choice. A choice of...
Habit 2 is Begin with an End in Mind
Habit 2 is getting yourself THE ultimate GPS - a personal mission statement to keep you headed in the right direction. No matter how many diversion there are, your GPS will guide you. That's the power of Begin with the End in Mind. Highly effective people know having a clear vision of who you want to be and what you want to accomplish is how you live life! So what's the best way to craft your very own GPS? First,...
Habit 3 Is Put First Things First
Okay then! Habit 3! Habit 3 is putting the important stuff first instead of just reacting to whatever pops up. You ever had a day where you're just putting out fires and rushing from one thing to the next? Habit 3 helps with that! It teaches us to take back control and organize our time in the smartest way. Here’s how you go about it. Take your daily tasks and split em into four boxes - Quadrant 1 is urgent AND...
Habit 4 is Think Win-Win
Habit 4 is our favourite! Habit 4 is basically everybody wins. We’ll explain all there is to it in a moment. First, a story! Covey mentions some company which held a "Race to Bermuda" contest. The president of this company would talk about cooperation, but then set up this competition where only one manager could win a trip to Bermuda. That’s not cooperation, right? It’s competition. By instinct, you’ll start doing WHATEVER it takes to win. It’s planting the-each-man-for-themselves ideology...
Habit 5 is Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
So, what's this "Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood" business all about? Well, it’s all about improving our communication skills. Listen to understand, not just to reply. Like when you're telling your friend about your awful day, and they're just waiting for to jump in with their own story. THAT’S exactly what Habit 5 is trying to fix!Most of us listen with the intent to respond. There are other types, too. Sometimes we ignore people; sometimes we pretend...
Habit 6 is Synergize
Synergy, or as we like to call it, "The Magical Art of Making 1+1=3!" Synergy is when you throw different folks together and let the magic happen! See, we're all unique snowflakes with our own cool skills and not-so-cool weak spots. But when we team up and collate our best bits? We're create the Avengers! We cover each other's backs and amp up the good stuff. And we get something way more epic than any of us could cook up...
Sharpen The Saw – Look After Yourself
Habit 7 is taking care of your saw before chopping off trees, as Covey puts it. You can use whatever metaphor works for you. Perhaps a personal self-care garden? The point being, take a deep, roots-to-leaves approach to nurturing yourself – that’s our 7th habit – renew and replenish. Now! Here's your four-plot garden plan:You start with the Physical. The one where you grow your energy and vitality. We have the usual things here; exercise, proper nutrition, and rest. Btw,...
Summary
So yeah. Start small, but start today. You will struggle at times; Covey did, too. And that’s alright. We can’t be perfect, y’know. And we know for a fact that there’s something fulfilling alongside this struggle. And that makes it all worthwhile. So, get started on yourself, and you’ll love what you are becoming.
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About the Author
Stephen R. Covey is a renowned leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and co-founder of FranklinCovey Co. He is author of several international bestsellers, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold over 20 million copies. He was named one of TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential Americans. Dr. Covey holds the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair in Leadership at the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
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