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."Being proactive to me means you go out and do thing. You do not wait for things to happen you go out and look for them. You cause stuff to happen in your favor. Or this can also mean yo are ready for things to happen while waiting you are prepared. Being prepared is always good. Or you can take a proactive approach towards things. You eliminate the problems this way. You gotta take control of a situation  instead of adapting to a situation. An example of this is lets say you get a bad grade on a quiz instead of feeling sad for your self you can be proactive bounce back stay for tutoring relate the quiz and get an A.
"Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how i react to it." John Maxwell. This an amazing quote by John Maxwell that just shows how the way you react to things you can decide your faith by making good decision for yourself.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: "Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch). This means that you need to already know what your goal is when making decisions. You need to have a long time goal in my mind at all times. Have a purpose for doing things.  You can not roam around in life without a plan you need to plan everything out because you are the creator of your own destiny. Beguin with the end in mind. "You are the creator of your own destiny." I chose this quote because it is one that i can relate too and i know is true because if you don't have a plan or begin with the end in mind you are digging a hole for failure. And once you have your goals you can not give up on them you must follow through.

Habit 3: Put First Things First"Organize and execute around priorities." This means you have to important things before things you wanna do. ANd not only do that but you have to do it fast before the time limit runs out. You have to reach your goals before you do anything else." The key is not to prioritize whats on your schedule, but to schedule your prioritize , Stephen Covey." I chose this quotes because it is very true and important you have to chose times for prioritize not make time for your prioritize. ctr and chose time for them. 
 

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

"Think win-win or no deal."

This means that every time you do something or plan for something you must be imaging you winning or accomplishing what ever it is that your doing. This gives you more effective results therefore making you more effective in life, because what we are doing right now is to prepare us for life. If you do this and prepare you can basically do anything.  

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood"Diagnose before you prescribe."

This means that in order for other people to understand you then you need to understand them. You need to see other perspectives and see where other people are coming from.  Or this can also mean you need to know what other people want before what you want. Understanding people is the key to living in peace and harmony you have to coperate by understanding. Successful people are willing to understand and listen to other people. But at the same time you must not forget that you may also try to understand others then yourself. I can incorporate this in my life next time by thinking more about why i make decisions and what others want from theirs when they make their decisions. 

Habit 6:  Synergize

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

This means that you need to work together. In life their are going to be situations in life where you need to work together with your co workers for a common goal and you make not like them or may not know them. If you work together with someone you must remember to stay open minded. You need to be creative and cooperate. It is a process were you and other people work together and bring all of your experiences on the table. "Alone we are smart together we are brilliant." I choose this quote because it says exactly why we need to work together.

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

Sharpen the saw means to renew yourself in each of the categories. You need to fix your self or better yourself in the categories. Physical you need to work out, eat health. You need to stay in shape and stay healthy eat correctly nutrition table. For mental you have to give your self some alone time to think and reflect. You have to make goals have plans then reflect on your self maybe even and those same goals. One thing you can do is meditate. Or maybe even yoga. And for spiritual you need to stay in touch with your spiritual side of life. You need to read the bible. Go to church. And pray for yourself for your family for the ones that you love for the things that you are thankful for in life. And you need to be socially active in your life go to friend and family gatherings. Go out to parties and have fun. You musn't be antisocial in your life. You need to enhance all of these aspects in your life for you to be successful. " By sharpening the saw you are sharpening your tools in life to be successful. 

Reflection: Write an overall final reflection in this post regarding the "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."  Include your deepest thoughts and feelings. Write what you commit to do to apply the seven habits.

I feel that if i honestly apply these to my life and stay committed to them then i can be successful in my life.  I commit to writing these in my journal and read over them to try and remember them and not forget about them. I want to be really successful in my life. I feel that it will be hard to apply this into my life and change my ways but it is not too late. I feel these are secrets that i have learned that can change my life, only and if only i learn to apply some these into my everyday life .