Habit 1: Be Proactive

“Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all other habits and that’s why it comes first. It says, “I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I’m responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver’s seat of my destiny, not just a passenger.”

 Reflection: To be proactive is something positive in someone’s life and it is something a lot of people should be doing.  To be proactive means you are doing something with your life and making the best out of it. When someone is being proactive it means they have something going on in their life and they are working hard to make something happen. When you are being proactive you are also taking control of your life and being the decision maker in anything and everything. To be proactive it also means that you are controlling your life and not letting others control you and drive you in the direction they want you to turn in. When you are proactive it also means you are helping others and helping them achieve their goals to be a good person like you. To add on, being proactive means you are doing everything for your greater good and not letting someone else control your life for you. All in all being proactive is a positive thing and people should apply it to their everyday lives.

Quote: “I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you’re proactive, you focus on preparing. If you’re reactive, you end up focusing on repairing” ~ John C. Maxwell.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind.

“Control your own destiny or someone else will.” (Jack Welch)

Reflection: When you begin with the end in mind it is something that can push you to do your best and succeed. When someone begins with the end in their mind it can be as a goal to work hard, pass your classes, and always be diligent in what you want. From infancy were trained to start building our future because from small we go to school all upon till we’re in college and from there find a job in what major we do. To begin with the end in mind is something good because that is what you will be working towards to get and to achieve. Everyone in life has ambition to have a big house, a nice car, or just live a long happy life with no problems so that’s why it is essential to always have the end in mind because without ambition you have nothing.  When you take control of your own destiny it means that you are taking whatever you are doing very serious and not putting any excuse to stop you from achieving what you want.

Quote: “You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.” – Julie Benz

Habit 3: Put First Things First.

“Organize and execute around priorities.”

Reflection: To put first things first means that you are being responsible and handling your business the right way. To put first things first means that you are taking care of the most important things and setting the least important things last. To put things first means you are being responsible and accountable for your actions and it also means that you are being punctual and being responsible in getting stuff done. To also put first things first means that you are taking matters into your own hands and focusing on what is more important rather than putting the least important first. When someone puts first things first it also means that they are people that you can rely on and maybe even have partnership with them. When it comes to business those people are the type of people that are wanted because they can get the stuff done. All in putting first things first is something important and it should be a priority.

Habit 4: Think-Win-Win

“Think Win-Win or No Deal.

Reflection: To think win-win is something interesting because to come out with an outcome where both you and the person benefit from it is something good. When doing deals and business deals which are important, both the people are going to want to do something where they both benefit from it whether it is an increase in money, or a good opportunity to invest in a business be part owner and get a percentage rate from how much it makes. To think win-win is also an opportunity for someone to either learn a lesson or just gain something out of it. No one likes to do deals knowing they are not going to gain anything. If there is no benefits guaranteed to you then why bother doing it when only one will benefit from it and not you. All in all this is  good mind set and it is something people can get help with and gain knowledge.

Habit 5: Seek First to understand, then to be Understood.

“Diagnose before you prescribe.”

Reflection: When holding a conversation with someone you always want to understand that person so when it comes back to you, you can be understood. To be understood is something everyone looks for in someone else because if someone goes misunderstood it is something that can hurt someone and make them feel lonely. To be able to understand the other person it is something everyone looks for because it is a good feeling to know that you are helping the other person out in time of need. To understand means a lot because when you understand something you learn from it and you can move and progress along with what you understood. First to understand and then to be understood is something empowering because who doesn’t want to be heard and be made felt important. All in all this is a very positive habit for everyone in the world and It should be practiced by others. 

Habit 6: Synergize

“The whole is greater than the scum of its parts (1+1=3)”

Reflection: To synergize is a very important habit not just to me but oat should be important to everyone else. To synergize means to have creative cooperation and work with others as a team to find adventure, and most importantly to find solutions to things. To work with other people is helpful because you can get stuff done and having others put their input is something that is helpful as well. On a daily basis people always end up going to people or working with people to get stuff done because to synergize it comes off as naturally.  To synergize, is also important because you end up building friendships with others and forming partnership is something everyone wants depending on the person. To synergize overall means to be helpful and giving cooperation to others in time of need, but to others it can mean something completely different. All in all synergize is something positive and helpful, and overall everyone has done it a couple of times in their life times.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, and Social/Emotional

Reflection: To sharpen the saw means that you are learning and allowing different things to enter your life to change you for the better. To sharpen the saw means to be positive and improving in things that require that little push. There is nothing wrong with a little push and trying to help you out, everything only gets better. To sharpen the saw means to working diligent and perfecting anything that needs help. To sharpen the saw also means to renew anything and everything in your life that can help you become a better person spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Surrounding yourself with positivity is something good and something valuable that should not be taken for granted. All in all sharpening the saw has never hurt anyone and it is somewhat of a motivation for not only yourself but for others.