Everything I Learnt From Reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Everything I Learnt From Reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Everything I Learnt From Reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey. If you want to change the situation , we first have to change ourselves , and to change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions . PARADIGMS It is the way you “see”, interpret or understand the world. You see the world not as it is, but as you are. PRINCIPLES They are natural laws that cannot be broken. While practices are situationally specific, principles are fundamental truths that have universal application. HABITS “Habits are like a cable. We weave a strand of it every day and soon it cannot be broken.” BALANCE OF P/PC Effectiveness lies in the balance of P/PC. P = Production PC = Production Capability 1. BE PROACTIVE It doesn’t mean to be pushy or aggressive. It does mean to recognize our responsibility to make things happen. You’re the creator. CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence — things they can c…