HABITS OF PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 HABITS OF PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 LONGTERM THINKING:
The greater clarity people have regarding their long term goals.
 REVIEWING GOALS DAILY:
The habbit of daily goal setting seems to act like a turbocharger on one’s
potential moving one more rapidly towards one’s goal.
 THINKING ON PAPER:
The most important habits one can develop to increase one’s return on
energy is the habit of thinking on paper.
 Starting each day with a list:
They should develop the habit of setting clear priorities on their list
before they begin work.
 Controlling time and life:
By getting control over time and life , people can increase their
productivity ,performance and output ,only to the degree to which they
stop doing things of low value.

 Prioritizing the task:

 In setting priorities so that the people can increase their return on
energy , people can develop the habit of applying the ABCDE method to
their work list each day before they begin.
 Getting the job done completely :
People should develop the habbit of disciplining themselves to
complete their tasks , whatever they are.
 Be on time every time:
The people who are punctual are admired and respected by others.
 Determining the limiting factor:
The constraint that sets the speed on the achievement of a particular goal
in any area of their life.
 Changing thinking about time:
 People should change their thinking about time .
 They should manage the time properly.

 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

 STEPHEN COVEY
 “7 habits of highly effective people “ it defines presents an “inside-
out” approach to effectiveness i.e centered on principles and character
.
 Change starts within oneself.
 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
By Stephen R. Covey
Overview
 Proactivity is the habit of Personal Vision
 Habit 1:Be Proactive
 Be responsible for your life
 Make Choices from Values Not Temporary or Immediate Feelings
 Best way to predict your future is to CREATE IT

 Beginning with the End in Mind is the habit of Personal

Leadership
 Habit 2: Beginning with the End in Mind
 Discover a personal mission
 Support it with chosen roles and goals
 Establish personal values that will guide proactivity
 Visualize and create a mental image of what you want to create
physically
 Putting First Things First is the habit of Personal Management

 Habit 3: Put First Things First

 Operate every day from priorities established in your mission, roles,
and goals
 Translate your mission into specific daily activities
 Create optimal value from your timeThink Win-Win is the habit of
Interpersonal Leadership
 Habit 4: Think Win-Win
 Wanting other people to win as well as yourself
 Belief in Third Alternative
 A solution that gives everyone what they want
 Unites people in helpful, supportive ways
 Seek First to Understand is the habit of Communication
 Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
 Being genuinely interested in seeking another person’s point of view
whether or not you agree
 Attitude of openness
 Skill of empathetic listening
 Helps search for mutually beneficial alternatives.

 Synergy is the habit of Creative Cooperation

 Habit 6: Synergize
 Seeing and appreciating differences in a relationship as a source of
information and creativity.
 Others’ points of view can increase the effectiveness of an interaction
 Experience in true interdependency

 Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw

 Sharpening the saw is about constantly renewing ourselves in the four
basic areas of life: physical, social/emotional, mental and spiritual.
It’s the habit that increase our capacity to live all other habits of
effectiveness