Week 7

The seven habits of highly effective people, as claimed by Stephen R Covey, are as follows:

  1. Be proactive
  2. Begin with the end in mind
  3. Put first things first
  4. Think win/win
  5. Seek first to understand . . then to be understood
  6. Synergize
  7. Sharpen the saw


Habits are the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. These 7 make long-term beneficial results possible. Being proactive means we are free to choose our actions. Beginning with the end in mind means we must set clear goals; Putting first things first means we prioritize between important and urgent, important and non-urgent, urgent but not important and not urgent and not important.
A win win mindset is a frame of mind and heart constantly seeking mutual benefit in business and personal transactions. All parties feel good about decisions and commit to the plan. Habit number 5 is about listening effectively, understanding others before imposing your own thoughts. Habit 6 means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Working as a team for maximum effectiveness. The last habit is about never becoming mediocre and always striving to improve yourself, through physical exercise, renewing the spiritual dimension, always seeking continuing education, and fomenting your relationships with others.

President Gordon B Hinckley placed emphasis on the 13th article of faith in his 1996 General Conference talk "Stand True and Faithful." He urged us to be honest, to be virtous, to refrain from activities such as drugs, to help others, attend seminary, watch our language, and to repent if we have transgressed. President Hinckley urged us to be the best versions of ourselves possible.

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