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Building Habits - Seven Habits - Brian Tracy - Determination
SUMMARY OF THE SEVEN HABITS
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Change starts from within, and highly effective people make the
decision to improve their lives through the things that they can
influence rather than by simply reacting to external forces.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Develop a principle-centered personal mission statement. Extend
the mission statement into long-term goals based on personal
principles.
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Spend time doing what fits into your personal mission, observing
the proper balance between production and building production
capacity. Identify the key roles that you take on in life, and
make time for each of them.
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Seek agreements and relationships that are mutually beneficial.
In cases where a "win/win" deal cannot be achieved, accept the
fact that agreeing to make "no deal" may be the best
alternative. In developing an organizational culture, be sure to
reward win/win behavior among employees and avoid inadvertantly
rewarding win/lose behavior.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
First seek to understand the other person, and only then try to
be understood. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the most
important principle of interpersonal relations. Effective
listening is not simply echoing what the other person has said
through the lens of one's own experience. Rather, it is putting
oneself in the perspective of the other person, listening
empathically for both feeling and meaning.
Habit 6: Synergize
Through trustful communication, find ways to leverage individual
differences to create a whole that is greater than the sum of
the parts. Through mutual trust and understanding, one often can
solve conflicts and find a better solution than would have been
obtained through either person's own solution.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Take time out from production to build production capacity
through personal renewal of the physical, mental,
social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintain a balance
among these dimensions.city to produce.
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