The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit #1: Be Proactive
" Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It say's, " I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger." Sorry but i don't need any part time people in my life. You're either with me or you're not. You can't just come and go when you please. What is proactive? Proactive is when you take responsibility on our actions. You know that life have ups and downs but you know it's not your fault and you fight it. Be yourself because an original is worth more than a copy. Happiness dose not depend on what you have or who's with you. It depends on how you think. It takes 21 days to make or break a habit. Accept your responsibility for your actions. Things are what they are when image different and make it seem wrong. Love harder to feel what pain really is.
Habit #2: Begin with the end in mind
-" Habit 2 control your own destiny or someone else will." This means that I plan ahead and set goals. I do things that have meaning and make a difference. I am an important part of my classroom. I look for ways to be a good citizen. Sometimes following your heart means thinking outside the box. Our deepest fear is the one that makes us strong everyday. You control your emotions and your destiny. Don't let others ruin that for you. Make your move if someone is don't let any thing get in your way. I'm not fighting i'm just explaining way i'm right. Life is to short to worry about stupid things. Have fun, and don't let people bring you down. Yeah sometimes we expect more form others but it's because we gave then more then they gave us.
Habit #3: Put first things fast
Habit 3 Organize and execute around priorities." This means that thing you want to think that is important to you have them in mind to know that it's your important thing to do. Let them miss you. sometimes when you are available , they take you for granted because they think you'll always stay. If one day you are trapped and don't know what to do do what makes you happy, unless you are trying to make them happy and not yourself. Put yourself first. Keep your goals first in mind to accomplish them. And so nothing what get in your way. Take responsibility for your actions. Follow your plans.
Habit #4: Think Win-Win
- Think win -win or no deal." This means that when you know that you will win you will because victory always needs faith. Faith will never let you down no matter where you are. People who don't like you never win. Because negative energy at the end will need cost. Winning is a really good emotion to feel. Why? Because you went though a lot and finally you get paid by winning. You didn't let people down. Also express your feelings and your ideas with courage. If you win or lose you will always be a winner.
Habit #5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood
- Habit 5 means that communication is the most important skill in life. If you're like most people, you
probably seek first to be understood because you want to get you your point across. You may ignore the other person completely, pretend that you're listening. This happens because some people listen with the intent to reply not to understand. Also there all five types of listening or pretending
1.ignoring
2.pretending
3.selective listening
4.attentive listening
5. empathic listening
Is that people form opinions based on their own experience. Unless they work hard to understand the other person's perspective.
Habit #6: Synergize
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3 )"
The outcome of anything is better than having the small parts of the solution. I value other people's strengths and learn from them. I get along well with others, even people who are different from me. I work well in groups. I seek out other people's ideas to solve problems because I know that by teaming with others we can create better solutions than any one of us alone. I am humble. To put it simply, synergy means “two heads are better than one.” Synergize is the habit of creative cooperation. It is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It’s a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. Together, they can produce far better results that they could individually. Synergy lets us discover jointly things we are much less likely to discover by ourselves. It is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. One plus one equals three, or six, or sixty–you name it.
Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw
" The four Dimensions of self-renewal; physical, mental, spiritual, social/emotional"
- This means that as you renew yourself in each of the four areas , you create growth and change your life. Sharpen the saw keeps you fresh so you can continue to practice the other habits. Feeling good doesn't just happen. living a life is a balance means that there is always going to be bad and good stuff means taking the necessary time to renew yourself. Must of the people want to renew themselves. But some other people just want to through their lifes and oblivious. You need to define your own balance, the four dimensional life to be successful.
Reflection: I learned that the 7 habits of highly effective people is very important because you have to have a good personality so people can look up too you and be responsible. You have to seek first to understand, then to be understood because it is the most important thing in life. If your like the most people you want to get your point across. Faith will never let you down no matter where you are. You have to keep trying. There is always people that will say negative things about you just ignore them because probably they never win. You always have to put things first because the things you want it is important to you to have them in mind to know that it is you important thing to do.
