![]() PART TWO: PRIVATE VICTORY HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND Begin with the end in mind: This chapter summary is about: Keep your goal in mind and you will reach it sooner or later. This habit teaches you how to live with vision, mission, and purpose. HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND: The best way to predict your future is to create it. PART TWO: PRIVATE VICTORY HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND It is important always to be aware of the circle of concern vs. Identify a step-by-step plan which can influence your situation to the better. Then categorize it is a direct, indirect, or no control problem. Example: Find out if something is annoying you at work. Such reactive behaviour diminish their circle of influence, while the circle of concern expands further. Reactive people focus on what they can do nothing about and are not in control of. The nature of their energy is positive and proactive, which causes the Circle of Influence to expand. They focus on the aspects that they can do something about. Proactive people focus their power on the circle of influence. However, there are also a lot that we can do something about. ![]() As we look at our circle of concern there are aspects of our lives that we are not really in control of. This can be defined as the circle of concern. The circle of influence We all have a wide range of concerns – our health, our children, problems at work, debt etc. Reactive language is phrases like: “it’s not my fault, that’s just the way I am”, while proactive language sounds like this: “I can, I choose, let’s look at all of our options and find the best possible solution”. Proactive behaviour is when you focus on solutions, take responsibility and take initiative to make things happen. Proactive The difference between reactive and proactive behaviour can be exemplified by the following: Reactive behaviour is when you get angry at others, whine and complain or blame other people. Example of what it means to be proactive Reactive vs.PART TWO: PRIVATE VICTORY HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE Be proactive: This chapter summary is about: When you are proactive you choose how you want to respond to circumstances instead of automatically reacting to them. HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE: Be proactive means having the freedom to choose and increase your influence. PART TWO: PRIVATE VICTORY HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE PART FOUR: Renewal Habit 7: Sharpen the saw Get a fresh perspective on everything by renewing the four dimensions: body, heart, mind and soul. It is about finding the better way so that 2+2 equals 5. Habit 6: Synergize It is not about choosing your way or my way. Then it will be easier to get a common and mutual agreement. Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood Use emphatic listening to truly understand. Both of us have to gain on this deal because there is enough for all of us. PART THREE: Public Victory Habit 4, 5 and 6 is about moving from independence to interdependence: Habit 4: Think win-win Win-Win says it not you or me. Habit 3: Put first things first Plan what is urgent from less urgent and diminish things that does not influence your life at all. Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind Find the meaning and purpose of your life through mission statements e.g. PART TWO: Private Victory Habit 1,2 and 3 is about moving from dependence to independence: Habit 1: Be proactive Avoid reactive behaviour by practicing proactive behaviour. Skill is the how to and Desire is the want to. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. What is a habit? A habit can be defined as the intersection of three elements: knowledge, skill, and desire. An overview of Part Two: Private Victory, Part Three: Public Victory and Part Four: Renewal.PART ONE: PARADIGMS AND PRINCIPLES THE SEVEN HABITS: AN OVERVIEW PART ONE: paradigms and principles This chapter summary is about: If you want significant changes in your life, you must first change your paradigm, the way you see things. PART ONE: PARADIGMS AND PRINCIPLES THE SEVEN HABITS: AN OVERVIEWĪ PARADIGM: A paradigm is the way you perceive, understand, and interpret the world. PUBLIC VICTORY Think Win/Win Seek first to Understand, Then to Be Understood Synergize PRIVATE VICTORY Be Proactive Begin with the End in Mind Put First Things First Covey lives with his wife, Sandra, and their family in the Rocky Mountains of Utah.ĬONTENT 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE He is the author of several acclaimed books and has also received numerous honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine's twenty-five most influential Americans. Covey is a well-known authority on leadership, a family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and vice chairman of the company FranklinCovey Co. Corey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Publisher: Free Press Stephen R.
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