Habit 1 (Be proactive)
Which simply means "how can I gain more control over my life?". When a person is proactive, you will choose how you want to respond to circumstances instead of automatically reacting to them.
Avoid Reactive Behaviour and Language. Reactive pple respond to stimuli without thinking or controling their own reactions. They react base on their emotions in the heat of the moment.
Focus on what you can influence and not what are beyond our control.
Habit 2 (Begin with the end in mind)
The best way to predict your future is to create it. The SEE-DO-GET model where SEE means "you are the creator of my future. DO means developing a personal mission statement and GET means having a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. Write your own personal mission statement by which you evaluate your decisions and choose your behavior.
Habit 3 (Put first things first)
Putting first thing first will help you to identify and eliminate unimportant activities that rob you of your time. This allows you to focus on what matter most and get things done. The Time Matrix. Plan plan plan, schedule schedule and schedule.
Habit 4 (Think Win-Win)
Win-win means a mutual benefit which allows everyone to succeed at the end of the day. Always assess your mindset because thats what will influence your interactions, whether it will be positive or negative with others. Always make deposits into other's emotional bank account (EBA). The Emotional Bank Account is a metaphor for the amount of trust that exists in relationships.
Habit 5 (Seek First to understand, Then to be understood)
Understanding comes through listening. Be a listener 1st before you can understand, before you express your views, and you will become a person whom others trust.
Always practise empathic listening which is a reflecting of what other person is feeling and saying in your own words. Empathetic listening simply means "listen with your heart". Eg: I can see that you are upset with the service that was provided......"
Habit 6 (Synergise)
Synergy is when two or more ppl produce more together than the sum of what they could do individually. Valuing differences is the prerequisite to and the foundation of achieving synergy. Instead of "It is not my way or your way", focus on thinking "a better way"
Habit 7 (Sharpen the saw)
This means, taking the time to nurture your body, mind, heart and soul. Taking care of yourself cos you are the most impt asset! For body, build your physical wellness through proper nutrition, exercise, rest and stress management. For heart, becoming socially stronger and emotionally as well by making consisitent deposits into others' EBA (Emotional Bank Accounts)
For mind, increase your mental capacity by reading, writing and discussing your ideas. For soul, develop sprituality by reading, mediating, performing services and spending time in nature.
(I typed this under the influcance of stillnox and hope I have not make any point sound incoherent)
The words seems bigger, bloated, further from the screen as I am typing away here...I guess the medication is taking effect..and I should be sleeping.............
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