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Habit 1: Be Proactive

It’s not what people do to us that hurt us. In the most fundamental sense it is our chosen response to what they do to us that hurt us.-Stephen Covery

We are free to use the space between stimulus and response to make choices that best reflect our values.

Stimulusç==èResponse

Reactive people don’t acknowledge the space between stimulus and response. They make choices based on moods, feelings and circumstances.

Reactive people blame their attitude and behavior on things they can’t control. They respond to stimulus.

Relationships are built by action (love, the verb) before emotion (love, the feeling).Love means serving, sacrificing and contributing. Proactive people build relationships through love acts, then they feel love (the emotion).

We can choose replace negative behaviors with positive one instead of transmitting the negative behaviors to others.

“Happiness doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It just means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

Habit2: Begin with the End in Mind

All things are created twice, first mentally, then physically.

For example: Hold a Meeting, Define purpose of meeting first. Enable attendees to focus on and meet the intended goals and objectives.

Habit3: Put First Things First

Importance

Urgent