The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Convey.

Eleanor Roosevelt's

" No one can hurt you without your consent"

The Saying

" Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow aa habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny."

Thomas Paine

" That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its good."

Albert Einstein

" The significant problems we face cannot be solved the same level of thinking we were at we created them"

Aristotle

" We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

All things are created twice

"Begin with the end in mind " is the principle that things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation , to all things.

Gofer Delegation

"Go for this, go for that, do this, do that, and tell me when its done."

What is leadership according to Convey?

"Leadership is communicating others' worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see in themselves."

Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis

"Management is doing things right; leaderships is doing the right things"

The Problem with the world today.....

- " I want it now" - We blamed and use victimize - We feel Hopelessness, believe we are hopeless and portray that as well. That will be our downfall. - Lack of life Balance: We shouldn't revolve our world on the fast world. We should focus on: Health, Family, integrity, and those that runs alongside that. - " What is in it for me" : Rather than doing that, you use focus on the "we"- with mutual respect , for mutual benefit. - The hunger be understood: Instead of trying to understand, we first must listen intently. - Conflict and differences: We must first compromise.

What do you have to practice?

- live life to the fullest ( Carpe diem) - Be Proactive -No excuses -Make it happen - Choose another response - Watch me - Suck the marrow out of life

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

1. Be Proactive ( principles of Personal vision 2. Begin with the End in mind ( Principles of Personal Leadership) 3. Put First things first ( Principle of Personal Management 4. Think Win/Win( Principles of Interpersonal Leadership) 5. Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood ( Principles of Empathic Communication) 6.Synergize ( Principle of creative Cooperation) 7. Sharpen the Saw ( Principles of Balanced Renewal)

What did Convey use to make this classic?

1. convey created a " user interface" organized into a coherent conceptual framework , made highly accessible by Convey's strong writing. 2. Convey focused on timeless principles, not on mere techniques or momentary fads; 3. Convey wrote primarily about building character, not about " achieving success"- and thereby helped people become not just more effective individuals but better leaders; 4. Convey himself was a level 5 teacher , humble about his shortcomings, yet determined to share widely what he'd learned.

Proactivity

As human being we function our decisions, not our conditions. We can sub ordinate feelings to value . We have the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen.

Rescripting:Become your own first creator

As we perviously observed, proactively is based on the unique human endowment of self -awareness. The two additional unique human endowments that enable us to expand our proactivity and to exercise personal leadership in our lives are imagination and conscience.

Heart

Culture : Use Relationship with others to forward your personal , selfish interest. Principle : deep , respectful listening and serving others brings fulfillment and joy

Spirit

Culture: Succumb to growing secularism and cynicism . Principle: Recognize that the source of our basic need for meaning and the positive things we seek in life is principles- which natural laws I personally believe have their source in God.

What is discipline?

Discipline derives from disciple- disciple to philosophy, disciple fo a set of principles, disciple to a set of values, disciples to an overriding purpose, to a superordinate goal or a person who represents that goal.

What is effective management?

Effective Management is putting first things first.

Peter Drucker

Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

How do you think with people

Effectiveness with people

Effectiveness

Effectiveness—often even survival — does not depend on solely on how much effort we expend, but on whether or not the effort we expend is placed in the right one.

How do you think with things

Efficiency

Personal Stagnation

Human nature is made up of four dimension- Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit.

Resources.

Identify the human,financial , technical , or organizational resources the person can draw on to accomplished the desired result.

guidelines

Identify the parameters within which the individual should operate. These should be as few as possible to avoid method delegations, but should include any formidable restrictions. " Just tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it."

The Power of Independence

In addition to self awareness, imagination , and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will- that really makes effective self- management possible.

At the Center

In order to write a personal mission statement, we must begin at the very center of our Circle of Influence , that center composed of our most basic paradigms , the lens through which we see the world.

Even of 'me and mine'...

Independency is important, even vital, value and achievement.

Mind

Instead of TV, " Entertain me", Principle :Read broadly and deeply , continuous education

What is the key to effective management of self or other through delegation, is not in any technique or tool or extrinsic factor.

Intrinsic

Stewardship Delegation

Is focused on Results instead of method. It gives people a choice of method and makes them responsible for results. It takes more time ib the beginning , but its time well invested.

What is the importance of your right hemisphere?

Is one of your most important assests , both in creating your personal mission statement and in integrating it into your life.

Power

Is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength, and the potency to accomplish something.

Wisdom

Is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts And principles apply abs relate to each other

By design or Default

Its a principle that all things are created twice , but not all first creations are by conscious design. In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self- awareness and do not become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances outside our Circle of Influence to shape much of our lives by default. We reactively live the scripts handed to us by family, associates, other people's agendas, the pressures of circumstances— scripts from our earlier years, from people, not principles.

Effective Habits ( Internalized principles and patterns of behavior.)

Knowledge: is the theoretical paradigm, the "what to do" and the "why." Skill:is the "How to do" desire: is the motivation, the want to do

Leadership

Leadership is primarily a high- powered , right brain activity. It is more of an art ; it's based on philosophy . You have to ask the ultimate questions of life when you're dealing with personal leadership issues.

Leadership and Management

Leadership is the first creation. Leadership is not management. Management is the second creation.

Body

Maintain Healthy lifestyle, prevent diseases and be in harmony.

Guidance

Means your source of direction in life. Encompassed by your map, your internal frame of reference that interprets for what is happening out there, are standards or principles or implicit criteria that governs moment by moment decision-making and doing

Organizational Mission statement

Mission statement are also vital to successful organization . One of the most important thrusts of my work with organization is to assist them in developing effective mission statements. And to be effective, that statement has to come from within the bowels of the organizations.

Identifying Roles and Goals

Of , the logical /verbal left brain becomes important also as you attempt to capture your right brain images, feelings, and pictures in the words of a written mission statement.

What do level 5 people possess ?

Personal humility, professional will, channeling their energy , drive, creativity, discipline into something larger and more enduring than themselves . They must be ambitious, surety, and a few others.

What does a effective goal focus on?

Primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps you determine where you are.

What do Proactive people do?

Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you

Security

Represents your sense of worth , your identity, your emotional anchorage , your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.

The four factors

Security, guidance, wisdom, and power- are interdependent.

Accountability

Set up the standards of performance that will. E used in evaluating the results and the specific times when reporting and evaluation will take place.

Environmental determinism

Someone or something in your environment is responsible for your situation.

Consequences

Specify what will happen, both good and bad , as a result of evaluation. This could include such things as financial rewards. , different job assignments, and natural consequences tied into the overall mission of the organization.

organization

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

A personal mission statement

The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focuses on what you want to be ( character) and to do ( contributions and achievements) And on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.

Goethe

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Begin again with the end in mind

To begin today with the image ,picture, or paradigm of the end goal. Your destination.

Pleasures centeredness

Too many vacation that last too long , too many movies, too much Tv, too much video game playing, — too much undisciplined leisures time in which a person continually takes the course of least resistance gradually wastes a life.it ensures that a person 's mind and spirit stay dormant , that talent remain undeveloped, that the mind and spirit become lethargic and the heart is unfilled.

What id the highest form of human motivation?

Trust

Pygmalion Effect

We must look at the lens through which we see the world , as well as at the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

We must envision ourselves how our funeral will be.

What character did you have?What contributions?What achievement do you want them to remember? No person last forever.

what makes a great company tick-why do some companies make the leap from good to great ( why other don't?) why do some become built to last (while others fall), and why do some thrive in chaos "

You need to Preserve the core and stimulate Progress. You need a good core or foundation to sustain well.

The inside out approach

You start first with self; even fundamentally , to start with the most inside part of self - with your paradises, your character , and your motive

Psychic determinism

Your parents did it. Your upbringing , your childhood experience essentially laid out your personal tendencies and character structure.

Flexibility

Your planing tool should be your servant, never your master. Since it has to work for you, it should be tailored to your style, your needs, your particular ways

Portability

Your tool should also be portable , so thar you can carry it with you most of the time. You may wabt ti review your personal statement. You may want to measure the value of a new opportunity against something you already have planned.

Paradigm Shift

before we change the situation , we first must change ourselves.

What does true discipline mean?

channeling our best hours into the first order objectives.

Maturity Continuum

from dependence to independence to interdependence

Independence

is the paradigm of we-we can do it; we can cooperate; we can combine our talents and abilities and create from greater together.

Dependence

is the paradigm of you- you take care of me ; you come through me; you didn't come through ; I blame you for the results.

What makes the book effective?

its the emphasis on building character rather than " attaining success" . You need discipline and character.

Our own degree of proactivity

look where we focus our time and energy.

Responsibility

the ability to choose your response.

Stewardship delegations involves clear , ip -front mutual understanding and commitment regarding expectation in five areas.

•Desired Results- create a clear , mutual understanding of what needs to be accomplished , focusing on what, not how; results , not methods. Spend time. Be patient. Visualize the desired result. Have the person see it, describe it, make our a quality statement of what the result will look like, and by when they will be accomplished.