Once you have some understanding and mastery of yourself (the three habits of Private Victory), move on to Habits 4, 5, and 6 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – the three habits of Public Victory. Habit 1 is realizing that you are in charge and deciding to act proactively in areas you influence, while Habit 2 is creating the blueprint or program, and Habit 3 is executing the program. The first three habits are all internally (independence) focused.
#7 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DIAGRAM PROFESSIONAL#
Here is another Lean East post about setting Quadrant II goals – Is this the most important success habit?Īlso, see this Lean East post that shares a technique for balancing and prioritizing based upon the roles in your personal and professional life. If we don’t schedule the “ big rocks” first we risk our schedule filling up with items from Quadrants I, III, and IV. When managing your time, schedule your Quadrant II activities first. These areas include important but not urgent areas such as: Habit 3 is really about expanding our time and effort in Quadrant II. Unfortunately, we see too many leaders who spend all of their time “fighting fires” in Quadrant I. Many business leaders we work with have learned to delegate or eliminate the unimportant time spent in Quadrants III and IV. This matrix has four quadrants as shown below: This habit is all about time management so that you can be proactive and act according to your principles to achieve your goals.Ĭovey asks us to consider a Time Management matrix with two variables: urgency and importance. What do you want your legacy to be? Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 2 asks us to create the plan for our life.Įffective people act based on their principles and Habit 2 is about defining our Principles and Mission. Now think deeply: what would you like each of the speakers to say about you and your life? There are four speakers: one from your immediate family, one who is a friend, one who has worked with you professionally, and one a prominent member of the community. When you walk to the front of the room and view the casket, you suddenly come face to face with yourself.
As you enter the building you are surprised to know everyone in attendance. Habit 2: Begin with the End in MindĬovey asks us to close our eyes and consider attending a funeral. Reactive people will often blame or complain about these concerns, however, this wastes time and shrinks their circle of influence. Examples include the weather, the news, and the economy. For example, leading the team will give you more influence than if you are a team member! Circle of Concern (but outside the Circle of Influence)Īvoid the negative energy of focusing on areas that concern you, but you don’t influence. Being nice to someone influences whether they will like you, but it doesn’t guarantee it!īecoming a more effective person will expand your Circle of Influence. Above all, healthy people still get sick. Circle of Influenceīeing proactive in your Circle of Influence will help you become more influential, but there will still be areas that you do not fully control:įor example, eating healthy foods and exercising regularly will influence your health, however, it does not mean you will not get sick. Making the best choices won’t always be easy (we will write more about that next month), but you are in charge. The time you go to bed and get up in the morning.What you buy, read, listen to, and watch.Your Circle of Control:īe proactive in the areas you have direct control over. Productive people exert effort in their Circle of Influence. The inner circle represents matters you directly control.
Some areas of the outer circle are areas where your choices have a direct impact – this is your circle of influence.
The outer circle of concern includes everything that impacts you. We can ignore areas outside of these three circles as they are of no concern to you. The key lesson in Habit 1 is understanding whether you control, influence, or only have concern about an impact.
Effective people choose to take the initiative and act back. Whenever something impacts you, YOU are in control of the response. Here is a brief summary of the key lessons from the 7 Habits. Since Covey’s book is now 30 years old, I wonder how many millennials have never read the book or learned its timeless lessons? Covey’s bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The current (July, 2020) racial tension in the United States has led me to recall one of my favorite productivity lessons: “ seek first to understand, then to be understood.” This is Habit 5 from Stephen R.
0 kommentar(er)
