7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Summary of one of my favorite book!
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is a self-help and personal development book written by Stephen R. Covey. It offers a framework for personal and professional effectiveness.
Here's a summary of the seven habits:
Take responsibility for your own actions and behaviors.
Recognize that your choices are the primary determining factor for effectiveness in your life.
Focus on what you can control, and avoid reacting to external circumstances.
Define a clear vision of what you want to achieve in your life.
Set specific goals and priorities based on your values.
Align your daily actions with your long-term goals and values.
Prioritize tasks based on importance, not urgency.
Focus on high-impact activities that align with your goals.
Learn to say "no" to unimportant or low-priority tasks.
Adopt a mindset of seeking mutually beneficial solutions in interpersonal interactions.
Look for agreements and solutions where all parties can benefit.
Foster cooperation and collaboration rather than competition.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 🔗
Practice empathetic listening to truly understand others' perspectives.
Avoid making assumptions or jumping to conclusions.
Only after understanding others should you communicate your own thoughts and ideas effectively.
Recognize the value of working collaboratively with others.
Embrace diversity and different viewpoints to create innovative solutions.
Understand that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts.
Regularly renew and rejuvenate yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Maintain a balanced program for self-renewal in each of these areas.
Ensure that you are in the best possible condition to effectively pursue your goals.
These seven habits are meant to help everyone of us develop a more proactive, focused, and balanced approach to personal and professional effectiveness.
Stephen Covey emphasizes the importance of character development, values alignment, and continuous improvement in achieving long-term success and fulfillment.
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Be Proactive!
"If you are Proactive, you will immediately stop blaming others!” Successful people are very, very, very PROACTIVE! They don’t blame others. And they figure out the solutions without expecting others to give them the answers. They don’t have a victim mentality!!!
Begin with the End in Mind!
"If you Begin with the End in Mind, you will have more clarity in your life!” Successful people are VISIONARY! They always envision a better life! At first, I did not understand what does “Begin with the End in Mind” mean! It was like a tongue-twister 😛
Put First Things First!
"If you Put First Things First, you will be more productive and have a more meaningful life!” The world now is very noisy! According to Forbes, an average person is exposed to an advertisement around 4,000 to 10,000x per day! 😱 That’s a lot of distractions!!!
Think Win-Win!
"When you Think Win-Win, everyone Benefits!” There are two (2) types of people. People with: 1. Abundance Mindset 2. Scarcity Mindset People with Abundance Mindset believe that we don’t need to compete because there’s a lot out there for everyone! On the other hand, people with Scarcity Mindset believe that there’s not enough for everyone!
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood!
"Listen first, and make sure you understand what the person is trying to say…” By Law of Reciprocity (Golden Rule), when you make an effort to understand the person, the other person will give his best to understand you! This is easier said than done!
Synergize!
"When you have synergy, 1+1 is NOT Equal to 2, but it can be 10, 100, or even more…” This 6th habit of Highly Effective People called Synergy is something similar to Think Win-Win! According to ChatGPT: Synergy is the idea that when people work together, their combined efforts
Sharpen the Saw!
Sharpening the saw is like Investing in yourself. This always yields the best results! Pedro and Juan were competing who could cut the most number of trees 🌳. Pedro was a muscular guy while Juan was a skinny guy. Pedro immediately started cutting trees with his machete because he wanted to win the competition.