The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive

“Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the 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: What this quote means is that being proactive is the main key. In other words that you choose what and what not to do the only person that has control of yourself is you. No one else makes decisions for you but yourself. You choose the way you want to live no one chooses it for you. If you want to be unhappy the rest of your life is because you decided to no one else did.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

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

REFLECTION: what this quote means is that you have to be the one in top of the game. You have to be successful in life. For example if you are a boss at a job no one will tell you what to do. On the other hand, if you don’t do well in school and have a bad job someone else will tell you what to do. They will have control over you instead of you having control of yourself. You have to control your own destiny by setting big rules and meeting them. You have to be in charge of what you want to do when you are older. If you don’t become successful someone else will control your destiny. In other words people will tell you what and what not to do. 

Habit 3: Put First Things First

“Organize and execute around priorities”

REFLECTION: what I think this quote and habit means is that you should always put the important things first and worry about the other later. Be organized about what your plans are and what is going to get done now. You should always put the important things first like for example school. There are things you have to sacrifice for you to get through situations. For instance what would you prefer go party now and have fun with your friends and not graduate or do something good later on for yourself in the future, or study do good in school successes go to college and have fun go to parties then. You should always think it like this do what will benefit you later on in life. You should always out your priorities first then anything else because sometimes you can’t go back and redo the mistakes you have done. If having a  book of goals to help you stay in track then I believe you should go for it because it’s really important to do good in school because that determines the job you will get later on in life. 

Habit 4: Think Win-win

"Think win or no deal."

REFLECTION:  what i think this quote means from the 7 habits is that you have to win and you will do so. thinking of winning in the terms of choosing the right like doing good things and accomplishing all your goals. Think win-win doesn't mean getting prizes or getting thinks it can mean to accomplish goals that you set for yourself.

Habit 5: seek first to understand then to be understood



Habit 6: synergize

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Synergize is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn't just happen on its own. Like when they say two heads is better than one.  It’s a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise. Together, they can produce far better results that they could individually. It is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Teamwork is a good example to help clarify what this habit means. Teamwork is a good example because like I said two heads is better than one so that means more creativity and the other can think of some good ideas you wouldn’t think about. Or in class you guys all work as a team and do your part so you can gather everything up and make it as one.  When people begin to interact together genuinely, and they’re open to each other’s influence, they begin to gain new insight. It’s really important to be opened minded to understand others thoughts and ideas.  Another example of synergize can be in any sport like basketball you have to learn how to communicate and understand each other. By communicating I mean in the sense of working together to help score a goal.