Stephen R Covey on: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

English: Stephen Covey at the FMI Show, Palestrante on June 22, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It is possible to be busy without being effective says Coven. How?

In this article, Stephen R. Covey in his bestselling classic, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, shares with us, insights on the things that help us be effective in our everyday lives. He called them Habits, and they are:

1 Being proactive.
This talks about thinking ahead. Being able to initiate a change rather than reacting to events. Being able to prevent a problem before it happens

2 Beginning with the end in mind.
This is like having a good mental picture of what we want the end to be. This is like creating a personal mission statement, or our ultimate objective and working backward from there. It’s like a self-guidance system that guides and guards our choices, so that whatever we do today is in line with the image created of ourselves at the end.

3 Put first things first. 
This talks about the power of priority. This Habit helps actualize Habit 2 above. When we have an ultimate picture in our mind, we plan and live each day with things that really matter at the back of our mind.

4 Think Win/Win.

This talks about being fair, balanced and reasonable in our daily transactions. One person’s success doesn’t need to be achieved at the expense of the success of others. Thinking win-win is a secret to better relationships.

5 Seek to understand, then to be understood. (That is, learn to empathize)

This talks about empathy. It talks about understanding and that ability to imaginatively enter into another person’s feelings. Without empathy, there is no influence. Without deposits in the emotional bank account in relationships, there is no trust. Genuine listening gives precious psychological air to the other person, and opens a window on to their soul.

6 Synergize.
Synergy results from the exercise of all the other habits. The more the good habits we embibe, the better the results we achieve.

7 Sharpen the saw.
Improve! Get better! Renew!  We need to balance the physical, spiritual, mental,and social dimensions of life. “Sharpening the saw” to increase productivity involves taking the time to regularly renew ourselves in these other areas or aspects of life that help create a good balance because all these parts compliment themselves.

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Watch Clip: Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits – Joyce Meyer –

Wandering Nations

 

If you wonder what it meant for Israel to wander round a desert for 40 years, then think of a nation who has made no remarkable progress 40 years after independence.

~ Excel Odigbo

Discovery: How to Beat the Law of Gravity

Gravity waves (Photo credit: Bart van Stratum)gravity

A sage and elder states:

he who grows up, will stay up.

he who jumps up, will fall back to base.

Quotes on “Peace”

“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, …” ~Baruch Spinoza

“It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace.” ~Shenandoah proverb
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding”. ~ Albert Einstein 

“A people free to choose will always choose peace” ~ Ronald Reagan

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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Ships Sink but they that trust in God are like mount Zion which cannot be moved

The Two Sides of the Number Line: understanding a nagging woman

Why actually would a woman call her husband “useless man” ? Let’s answer this question with a simple illustration.

If a man currently has 5 oranges but owes 14 oranges, how many oranges does he have in effect?  The answer is  -9. That is, he’s still in deficit of 9 oranges if he pays back the 5 he currently has.

That simply means, as long as what he owes outweighs what he pays back, in effect, he is still in deficit. This is a general truth. This is the lesson of the Number Line.

Virginity: Then and Now

Purity (Photo credit: Thomas Hawk)

Once upon a time, twas a serious offence punishable by stoning to death, if a young woman was NOT found a virgin on her wedding night. Deut 22:13-22

Today, apparently, it seems common for teenagers to taste apples.

WHAT HAS GONE WRONG?

Whatever it is, it’s important to note that there are still young men and women who have chosen to keep chaste, a stand that pays Now and After.

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Interesting Facts: Did You Know?

Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries?

 

Left hand writing the German word “Linkshänder” (left handed). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

• Did you know August has the highest percentage of births?
• Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales?
• Did you know about 11% of people are left-handed?
• Did you know an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
• Did you know the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds?

“Did You Know?”  is a series that runs on this blog.  Follow it, Enjoy it!

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