7 Habits of Highly Effective People: HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE

Habit 1 – Be Proactive 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Foreword What is a habit? What is effectiveness? Self-awareness Proactivity Definition Taking Initiative The Proactive Language Circle of Concern VS Circle of Influence

7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Foreword Inside Out Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness

What is a habit? Habit is the intersection of Knowledge, Skill and Desire

What is effectiveness? P/PC Balance principle

Self-awareness It is the ability to think about your very thought process. It is our difference to other animals

Proactivity Definition Proactivity is not just taking initiative It is initiative + responsibility The “Can Do” Attitude

Proactive People Recognize Responsibility( response- ability ) They do not blame They are value driven

Taking Initiative Recognizing our ability to make things happen

The Proactive Language

Proactive Language Love is a verb. Love the feeling is just the product of Love.

Circle of Concern Vs Circle of Influence

The other end of the stick Action == Consequences Acknowledge your mistake, correct it and learn from it

Making and keeping commitments The power to keep and make commitments to ourselves is the essence of developing the basic habits of effectiveness

Proactivity: the 30-day test For 30 days, work only on your Circle of Influence. Make small commitments and keep them Be a light not a judge. Be a model not a critic

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