the freedom to choose
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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
Shar
pen
the
Saw
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