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.

What this means is that you are the person that controls your life and no one can control it. You are the person that makes your own decisions. You need to be positive about all the things you do or say, many people are negative about themselves and it puts them down so they become lazy and don't feel like doing anything. You need to be proactive so people can see that you're an enthusiastic person and you are willing to do anything. When people see that in you they might ask you what you like doing, what do you do to be an energetic person etc. Being proactive can be good when you have a job because when you are doing you are doing your job the right way and with such a happy feeling and a positive attitude then you might even get promoted to a better position at your job with a better pay. You decide what you want to do with your life, you need to be responsible of your actions because you are the person that controls your attitude and your actions. The attitude you have everyday whether it be sad,mad,happy,overwhelmed, 
  
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind  
"Control your own destiny or someone else will."( Jack Welch)
"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where you are now."(Covey)
I think this means that you need to know where you want to start in your life like what do you want to do today and what you want to do the other days. If you don't control your destiny like what you want to do with your life then someone else will take advantage of you because you still don't know what you want to do with your life so they will "control" your destiny and what you want to do with you're life they'll make decisions for you even if you like them or don't. When you now what you're going to do with you life and you have a plan and a goal to reach then you will know what you need and where you stand now because you already have a plan and a goal in mind for your future.When other people control your future it gets boring because you can't say anything or make your own choices because you really don't know what you want to do with your life . For example some of the people that can control your destiny can be you're parents because they can see that you aren't worrying about your future and can see that you don't have a plan or goal in mind. I don't think anyone would like other people to be controling their destiny or future or what htey do in life. I know i wouldn't want my parents or anybody else to cotrol my life or decide my career in life, what happens if i want to be something else but my parents are controling my destiny so they have another plan for my life in mind and they just tell me what the career they want me to be and all i would have to do is see what calsses i would need to take and other things i would need to do so i can  

Habit 3: Put First Things First 
" Organize and execute around priorities." 

What this means is that you should put all of your priorities first like for example if you have to do a lot of homework, chores, work etc but you want to go out later with your friends or just want to go out in general then you need to put all of those things first and you need to finish them first before you can go out and do the things you want to do later on. Some people go out first and then do their responsibilities, when they do that then they get used to it and start doing things like that they shouldn't go out and have fun first they should put their responsibilities first to get them out the way and then they can be able to go out with their friends and have fun and not worry about doing anything while you're out with your friends having fun. When you put things first and you do them then you will have spare time and you will be able to do a lot of things you want to do and you won't have to worry about doing anything later on because you already did all of your responsibilities. The people that don't put their responsibilities first and do other things then they will leave all their responsibilities to last minute and will be rushing everything all because     

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
" Think win-win or no deal"











Habit 5: Seek First to understand, then to be understood. 

"diagnose before you prescribe"
This is saying that you should be able to understand things first and then you should be able to explain things with being able to be understood. When you are able to understand things when they are given to you with instructions or directions and you are able to understand them, then that means you are able to explain to others and they are able to understand you. When you don't understand what is being said to you then you aren't going to be able to explain to others and be understood instead you are just going to confuse yourself and the others. In order to be understood you need to talk and explain things clearly, need to talk slowly or at a medium pace, you need to have eye contact and physical movement. Some people are visual learners others are listening learners and some can be both so you will need to do and say whatever it takes for you to be understand when you aren't able to explain yourself then you won't be able to be understood.If someone were to ask you " what are we supposed to do?" because that person wasn't paying attention to the teacher's directions then you tell them what the assignment was and what we need to do but you yourself didn't even understand what the teacher said then that person won't be able to understand you because you aren't clear on what you are explaining.On the other hand the other student that was paying attention explains to you  what you need to be doing and you are able to understand him because he spoke clearly and he understood the teacher's directions.It's like when you are presenting a presentation at a meeting and while you are presenting, your co-workers or fellow classmates don't understand your presentation because you aren't being clear and you're talking way too fast and you aren't giving them you full attention so that you can see if they understand or not. 

Habit 6: Synergize
" The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)" 
What this means is that the whole is better that the small parts that make that whole. Like when you're building a shelf, chair, table etc the final product is better than the small parts that made up that piece of furniture. At the end you will get a better product. Its like saying the person you are is better than the little things you do in your life so you can be that person. If you're in a group project or in a meeting and there's like 8 of you guys then it'll be better for all 8 of you to work together because you will end up with a better result like you will get a good score on your project because you all worked as a team than individual and said you guys worked as a team when you can see that the small parts clearly state that you guys did not work as a team, but when you're in a meeting it'll be easier for you guys to make a decision or to come up with a better plan than the plan you had before. I think this means to either work as a team or don't work at all because the little things other people might ruin what you did and as a whole you will not look so good. I also think it means that you have to work things out little by little to get what you want and as end result to get a greater whole.  

Habit Sharpen the Saw
The Four Dimensions of self-renewal: Physical, Mental,Spiritual, Social/Emotional











Reflection: Write an overall final reflection in this post regarding " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Include your deepest thoughts and feelings. Write what you commit to do to continue applying the seven habits.
 What i think about the 7 habits is that each one can help you throughout your life when you least expected. I think the 7 habits are good because they can make you a better person like for example you habit number 3 can make you become a better,organized and responsible person because you will do the most important things first then putting them aside and leaving it to last minute. This will help you in your life if you make this one of your habits because when you apply habit number 3 into your daily life your life will be easier because you won't procrastinate and wait till the last minute to do it. I will apply these habits in my daily life because they are helpful and can make me become a better person throughout my life. What i think that will help me keep track if i'm