Step 1:
Be Proactive
Learning to take responsibility for your actions and your life willultimately result in more initiative and a vital “take action” approachto your life and work. Proactive people are open tochange and adaptation.
Step 2:
Begin with the End in Mind
You should always have goals in mind—it isimportant to put these in writing and remind yourself,every day, of what you are working toward. People without goals are like a ship without a rudder—they drift aimlessly and don’t get anywhere.
Step 3:
Put First Things First
Once you have recorded your goals and aims, you can move toward accomplishingthem by focusing on the most important aspects of your life and work. Failing toprioritize will result in wasted time and subpar performance.
Step 4:
Think Win/Win
After you have put your individual business in order, you will need to focus onbuilding a strong framework for group-oriented work. Thinking“win/win” means finding ways to satisfy each party involved ina project to keep everyone satisfied.
Step 5:
Seek First to Understand,Then to Be Understood
Working together can be easy if you takethis approach. Let every person have theirsay and don’t just listen—comprehend what they are saying. When it is yourturn to speak, your voice will be heardand more appreciated.
Step 6:
Synergize
Teams that exhibit diversity and variedstrengths are much more effective thana group of carbon copies. Celebrate thedifferent abilities of each team memberand use the complementary skill sets toyour advantage.
Step 7:
Sharpen the Saw
Take time to do what you enjoy, takepleasure in what your success has builtand recharge your batteries.
xperts say that developing a habit takes 21days of repetition to turn an act into a ritual. Whilethat number may condition you, the most importantaccomplishment is committing yourself to the changes that you want tosee made. Effective people know what they want to do and do it.In his groundbreaking book,
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
,author Stephen R. Covey writes that affirmation and attitude are thekeys to putting his seven steps into action, creating real results by merging self-dependence and effective interdependence.
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Incorporate These 7 Habits into Your Life:
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