The 7 habits of Highly Effective People

                   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 says, "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."

 To say that you have to be proactive means that you should be able to change some things in your life. It means that if you change one thing other things will come and you will take advantage of them to improve your life. It says that you are responsible for your on happiness and if something doesn't make you happy, you should change that. You control your own destiny and your own path, no one can tell you what to do. No one else can make the decision for you and no one can't tell you what to do or not do. Life is about taking risk and making decisions that will change your life and the one's around you. Also it's important to have a positive attitude towards life and not let it bring you down. 

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it. Michael J.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)

"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where you are now." (Covey)

 This means that you should be in controlled your own future and not anyone else. This also means that someone else should not determined what you will do with your future, just because they didn't achieve their goals. It also means that if you want to get somewhere in life you will have to work really hard if you want to achieve that goal. It also means that you should already know what you are going to do with your life. That your goals will determine where you will end up. That you should have the mentality of a high achiever and strive for the goals you want to accomplish. if you are working hard for those goals you will end up being one of the highest achievers in your filed. 

Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and destination, and then continue by flexing your proactive muscles to make things happen. Stephen Covey

Habit 3: Put First Things First

"Organize and execute around priorities." 
This means that you should do the things that will help you succeed first. It also means that you should be organized and be prepared to achieve your goals. Your priorities come first more than anything if you want to achieve at something you want. If you want to make the football team, you will have to train really hard everyday if you want to earn a spot in the team. Also if you want to pass a test you will have to study everyday if you want to get a good score on it. When the time comes you will be ready to tackle that assignment. It is important to be ready for whats to come in life so that we won't struggle as much as we do. Put the most important things first and work hard everyday. 

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Stephen Covey

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

"Think win-win or no deal."

This means that no matter what you do it is all win or nothing. Every time you do something that can change your life, your mentality will always have to be win-win. If there is a situation where you lose, to you it's still a win ,because you win experience and knowledge so next time you will do better than you did before. Your mentality will have to be in a win- win situation if not it will you will always end up losing. this can show that you are not willing to give up and that you succeed no matter the obstacle that is presented in your life. There will be times when you really struggle and you will want to give up. But, you always have to keep going because you  might not know how good it'll change your life. Win or win that is the only thing you will have to think about.

By the end of it, you never know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully if I pick the right songs and put the right melodies on it and all the collaboration works out. it's a win-win situation. Paul Taylor

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood

"Diagnose before you prescribe."

This means that in order to be successful you need to  know what you will be doing. You need to know how you will proceed to the path of success. If you want to understand your path for success you need to know the obstacles that you will face in order to make a plan and know what you will do. Going after something without a plan is risky because you might fail and won't be able to get back up really soon. You have to know what you are facing before going after something. Many people always have a plan but that does not mean it will always work out and they will need to start over again. Once you know what you will be facing in life will be ready and work hard towards achieving your goal. Not everything comes easy you always have to work for it and not give up when someone has the upper hand. Know what you will be facing and prepare for it because you might not know if your plans will work.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Habit 6:  Synergize

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)"

This means that you should be able to work in teams. That if you want to be successful, you should let other people help you be a leader. Just because you think you know everything does not make you successful. You should have an open mind and let people be part of your life because sometimes you might not know how to do something and the could help you complete a task. If you are part of a team you should let everyone express their opinions on a subject and not judge. Also if there is no one to lead the team to a success you should take the lead because then they will follow you and work together to achieve the goal you all strive for. Your team should be able to work together and try to solve the problems that you all face. If any of your teammates face a problem you should be able to help them because they have helped you in your time of need and won't let you down just you should not let them down. Every team member should be able to offer and receive help even of they don't want it.
I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great. Russell Wilson 

Habit 7:  Sharpen the Saw
The Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Social/Emotional

This states that if you want to be successful you will need to always be prepared with different tools to help you achieve a goal. You will need to physically be prepared if you are in a team and need to get ready for a match. You will also need to be mentally prepared if you are going to have a quiz or a test in a class. You will need to study if you want a good grade. Also you will need to be spiritually prepared for whatever comes your way. sometimes things might be too overwhelming for us so all we can do is hope that everything will be solved. Lastly, you will need to be social/emotional prepared. Social meaning that you will learn to interact with different people because not all of them will easy to deal with. And emotional because there will be hard times when your emotions will break and you will not be able to control them. We need to have these four things prepared because life happens and we won't know the outcome.

"Sharpen the saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have-you" Stephen Covey

Reflection

The seven habits have taught me that it does not take much if i want to be successful. The first habit being Proactive taught me that i need to change somethings in my life so i would not be stressed out. The second habit which is to begin with the end in mind. This taught me that if i want to achieve it, i have to picture myself achieving it, and that i should focus on that alone. The third habit is to put things first, has showed me that if i want to be even more successful i will have to do the things that will help better first. That i should work hard and not let anything distract me. The fourth which is think win-win means that no matter the obstacle i always need to have a positive mind on whatever i do. The fifth which is seek first to understand, then to be understood. this means that i should our best to understand to know what we are doing in life. the six habit is synergize. This says that if we do things on our own we might be successful, but when it comes to working in teams we need to know how to cooperate with everyone. The last habit which is sharpen the saw tells me that i should do things over and over again if the will make me a successful person in the future.