The way we PERCEIVE, UNDERSTAND, INTERPRET, and JUDGE things

THE POWER OF A PARADIGM SHIFT

GROUP 1 is requested to face the back of the room.

GROUP 2 is requested to face the back of the room. GROUP 1 may now face the screen.

Group 1 and 2 may now look at the screen.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

PARADIGM : the way we see the world

: the multitude of habits that guide your every move

Two people can see the same thing, disagree yet both be RIGHT.

An inside-out approach to personal effectiveness

THE SEVEN HABITSPARADIGM

Can we create a

HABIT?

“We are what we repeatedly do.”

Excellence, then, is not an act, but a HABIT.

There’s nothing I can do.

Let me think of other

alternatives.

That’s the only

way.

I will choose a different

approach.

That person makes me so mad.

I control my own feelings.

I can’t.

I choose.

If only.

I will.

REACTIVE

PROACTIVE

Habit of Personal ChoiceHabit 1. BE PROACTIVE You can either be proactive or reactive when it comes to how you respond to things.

Take responsibility for every aspect of your life.

You have the power & free will to choose how you respond to anything that happens.

Habit of Personal VisionHabit 2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Live your life based on your values and be guided by your personal mission statement.

This is about setting long-term goals.

Habit of Personal ManagementHabit 3. FIRST THINGS FIRST

Exercise discipline. Plan and execute according to priorities.

The Key is not to prioritize your schedule but to schedule your priorities.

Habit of Creative CooperationHabit 4. THINK WIN-WIN

Communicate well and earn people’s trust to gain rewarding relationships.

Have the spirit of cooperation.

See life as cooperative, not competitive.

Habit 5. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

Listen and show empathy.

Learn the needs, interests, and concerns of others.

Be non-judgmental.

Habit of Communication

Habit of Mutual BenefitHabit 6. SYNERGIZE

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Value and benefit from differences of others in order to achieve cooperation and teamwork.

Habit of Self-RenewalHabit 7. SHARPEN THE SAW

Maintain balance through self-renewal and self-improvement in the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual areas of your life.

Nurture the other 6 habits

Author: Stephen Covey

THE SEVEN HABITS OFHighly Effective

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