the freedom to choose

7 Habits of Highly Effective People:

Freedom to Choose

Golden Egg or

Goose paradigm?

P vs. PC

The 7 Habits are about developing effectiveness i.e.enriching our PC

Our paradigms decide our actions and behaviour…

Sow a thought, reap an action;Sow an action, reap a habit

Sow a habit, reap a characterSow a character, reap a destiny

Where is “true North”?

A good paradigm is one which is

aligned to principles

(universal, objective, timeless)

IndependenceIndependence

DependenceDependence

InterdependencInterdependencee

PUBLICVICTORY

PRIVATEVICTORY

Seek First to Understand

… Then to beUnderstood

Synergize

Think Win/Win

Put First Things First

Be Proactive

Begin with the End in Mind

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Habit #1

BE PROACTIVE

Principle #1:

“I am free to choose and am responsible for my choices.”

Are We DETERMINED by external forces?

The ability to subordinate an IMPULSE to a VALUE is the essence of a proactive person

Any time you

think the problem is ‘out there’, that very thought is the problem!

1. They do not blame circumstances or other people (REACTIVE)

There’s nothing I can do Let’s look at our alternatives.

They won’t allow that I can create an effective presentation

That’s just the way I am I can choose a different approach

ReactiveReactive ProactiveProactive

He makes me so mad I control my own feelings

I have to do that I get to do that

I can’t I choose

I must I prefer

I willIf only…

Exercise #1

Identify an experience where you usually behave reactively.

How can you respond proactively?

Complement, don’t criticize, your boss

2. Their choices result from imaginationimagination, resourcefulnessresourcefulness, willwill and conscienceconscience

3. They focus their energies on their Circle of Influence

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

Exercise #2

FILL IN THE CIRCLE

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

Have’s vs.

Be’s

The key question is always: What is the best thing I can do under these

circumstances?

SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLESEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

EFFECTIVE PEOPLEEFFECTIVE PEOPLE INEFFECTIVE PEOPLEINEFFECTIVE PEOPLE

HABIT 1HABIT 1

Be Proactive. Proactive people take responsibility for their own lives. They determine the agendas they will follow and choose their response to what happens around them.

Be Reactive. Reactive people don’t take responsibility for their own lives. They feel victimized, a product of circumstances, their past, and other people. They do not see as the creative force of their lives.

30-Day Test

• Listen to your language

• Teach someone

• Keep applying proactivity to more and more experiences