Habit 1 - Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Vision
- Take control of your life.
- Take the initiative.
- Stop citing other people and your environment as the causes of your failures.
- Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence.
- Reactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern.
- Keep commitments and promises.
Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Leadership
- Picture your ultimate goal.
- All things are created twice:
o First creation is mental
o Second creation is physical
o Leadership is the first creation.
- Set the values of the team.
o Management is the second creation.
- Execute and embody the values.
o Write a personal mission statement.
o Be a principle-centered person.
Habit 3 - Put First Things First: Principles of Personal Management
- Prioritize your tasks.
- Organize around your priorities.
- Execute with disciple.
- Quadrant II Management:
o Identify roles
o Select goals
o Schedule
o Adapt
Habit 4 - Think Win/Win: Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
- Find points of agreement.
- Have integrity, maturity, and an abundance mentality.
- See the other person's point of view.
- Identify the key issues, interests, and concerns.
- Find a compromise.
o Determine what results would constitute a fully acceptable solution.
- Find other possibilities to achieve those results.
Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
- Be an excellent communicator.
- Listen intently - emphatic listening.
- Body language is important.
- Persuasion requires:
o Ethos - credibility
o Pathos - empathy
o Logos - logical rigor
Habit 6 - Synergize Principles of Creative Communication
- Be open-minded to the influence of others.
- Value differences.
- Look for good in others.
- Be gentle and sensitive in your communication so that others will be open-minded.
Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
- Physical - exercise regularly
- Spiritual - commit to a value system
- Mental - read good literature
- Social - build relationships
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