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《Seven Habits of Highly Effective People》
Habit 1 --
Be ProactivePrinciples of Personal Vision
Self-awareness enables us to stand apart and examine the way we see ourselves. It is our map of the basic nature of mankind.
Habit 2 --
Begin with the End in MindPrinciples of Personal Leadership
To begin with the end in mind is to begin with the image of the end of your life as the frame of reference by which everything else is measured.
We may be busy, we may be efficient, but we will only be effective if we begin with the end in mind.
Habit 3 --
Put First Things FirstPrinciples of Personal Management
Habit 1 is based on imagination, conscience, independent will, and self awareness.
Habit 2 is based on imagination and conscience.
Habit 3 is the second or physical creation.
Habit 3 is the exercise of independent will toward becoming principle centered.
Habit 4 --
Think Win/WinPrinciples of Interpersonal Leadership
Agreements or solutions are mutually beneficial
A belief in the Third Alternative -- a better way
Habit 5 --
Seek First to UnderstandThen to be Understood Principles of Empathic Communication
Communication is the most important skill in life
If you want to interact effectively with me, to influence me, you first need to understand me.
You have to build the skills of empathic listening on a base of character that inspires openness and trust.
Habit 6 --
SynergizePrinciples of Creative Communication
The exercise of all the other habits prepares us for the habit of synergy.
Synergy. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Few people experience synergy in their lives because most people have been scripted into defensive or protective communications.
Synergy can be unnerving unless one has a high tolerance for ambiguity and gets security from integrity to principles and inner values.
Habit 7 --
Sharpen the SawPrinciples of Balanced Self-Renewal
Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw.
This is definitely a Quadrant II activity.