Introduction, Habit 1, and Habit 2

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• Introduction, Habit 1, and Habit 2
• Amber Moore and Jimmy Reilly

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What is a Habit?

• It is the intersection of knowledge, skill, and
  desire
• Knowledge the what to do
• Skill the how to do
• Desire the motivation or the want to do
• We need ALL 3 to make
• something a habit in our lives

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The 7 Habits

• Stephen Coveys 7 Habits build upon one another
• It isnt a book you should just plow right
  through
• In fact, he often requires reflection and thought
  after each habit
• It may also take a couple times to read to
  thoroughly understand
• Covey suggests we shift our paradigm or
  viewpoint to the role of a teacher rather
  than a learner

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Old Lady? or Young Lady?

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Old Lady? or Young Lady?

• Stephen Covey actually practiced this exercise in
  one of his classes at Harvard Business School
• It helps to show us how conditioning affects our
  perception or the way we see things
• All of the influences in our lives have made an
  impact on us and alter our frames of reference
• If you tried to see both the Old Woman AND Young
  Lady you might have come to realize that we all
  see things and interpret things differently
  even though we visually received the same image
• We tend to see the world not as it is, but as we
  were conditioned to see it
• Being able to say Aha and see the image from
  someone elses viewpoint is known as a
  Paradigm Shift
• According to Covey, we want to break our old ways
  of thinking
• This will bring us to a better understanding of
  ourselves and the world around us

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Seven Habits

• 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

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Habit 1 Be Proactive
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I know of no more encouraging fact than the
unquestionable ability of man to evaluate his
life by conscious endeavor. Henry David Thoreau
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The Social Mirror

• We are Determined by Conditioning and Conditions
• Genetic Determinism
• Psychic Determinism
• Environmental Determinism

Stimulus
Response
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Freedom To Choose
Stimulus
Response
Independent Will
Self- Awareness
Imagination
Conscience
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Proactivity
Take Initiative be responsible for your own
life and your own actions
Proactive Vs. Reactive
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Reactive Language
Proactive Language

• Theres nothing I can do.
• Thats just the way I am.
• He makes me so mad.
• They wont allow that.
• I have to do that.
• I cant.
• I must.
• If only.

• Lets look at our alternatives.
• I can choose a different approach.
• I control my own feelings.
• I can create an effective presentation.
• I will choose an appropriate response.
• I choose.
• I prefer.
• I will.

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Circle of Concern/ Circle of Influence
Circle of Concern- Where we focus our time and
Energy ex. Our health, families, problems are
work, the national debt, and nuclear
war. Circle of Influence- Those items in the
circle of concern that you actually have control
over.
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No Concern
Circle of Concern
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Circle of Concern
Circle of Influence
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Circle of
Circle of Influence
Concern
Proactive Focus (Positive energy enlarges the
Circle of Influence)
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Circle of Concern
Circle of Influence
Reactive Focus (Negative energy reduces the
Circle of Influence)
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Direct, Indirect and No Control
Direct Control Problems involving our own
behavior Indirect Control Problems involving
other peoples behavior No control Problems we
can do nothing about, such as our past of
situational realities
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Give me the courage to change the things which
can and ought to be changed, the serenity to
accept the things which cannot be changed, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
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The Other End of the Stick
Consequences and Mistakes We are free to choose
our response in any situation, but in doing so,
we choose the attendant consequence. When we
pick up on end of the stick, we pick up the
other.
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Relation to Project Management

• Project managers must plan and actively monitor
  that plan
• Documents that help project managers to be
  proactive
• Risk management plan
• Stakeholder analysis
• Lessons Learned

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Habit 2

• Begin with the End in Mind

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What does Begin with the End in Mind mean?

• Use the image of the end of your life as a
  frame of reference for which everything else is
  measured
• Your behaviors can be examined by what really
  matters most to you
• Helps us figure out
• where we are going in life,
• where we want to end up,
• allows us to understand where we are right now.
• To find our definition of success
• Helps define personal criteria
• Guides our steps in the right direction

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All things are created twice

• There is a 1st mental creation
• Followed by a 2nd physical creation
• Self Awareness
• Allows us to take charge of our 1st creation
• Take charge and write our own script for the 2nd
  creation
• People use this principle in many different areas
  of their lives
• Before we plan a vacation
• Before we build a house
• Before we give a speech

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The most effective way to Begin with the End in
Mind

• Create a personal mission statement
• Creed/philosophy addressing
• Who you want to be
• What you want to do
• How you will go about achieving it
• Mission statements are not created overnight
• Require reflection, thought, time
• Personal mission statements should be based on
  fundamental truths, embracing important areas in
  our lives
• We can create personal milestones throughout
  our lives to help us measure and plan certain
  accomplishments

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Our Centers

• In order to begin writing our personal mission
  statement, we should begin at the center of our
  Circle of Influence
• Our centers deal with our vision and values
• Whatever is at the center will be our sources
  for
• Security identity/self-esteem
• Guidance source of direction
• Wisdom perspective on life
• Power our ability to make choices and decisions

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Its possible for numerous alternatives centers
to exist in our lives

• Souse Centered
• Family Centered
• Money Centered
• Work Centered
• Possession Centered

• Pleasure Centered
• Friend Centered
• Enemy Centered
• Church Centered
• Self-Centered

Security, guidance, wisdom, and power affect each
of these!
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A Principled-Center

• Looking at the balanced whole
• When problems arise, a principled-centered person
  takes all factors into consideration and then
  comes up with the best solution

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Relation to Project Management

• When starting a project, one should always look
  at the grand scheme of things
• Documents that help Project Managers to Begin
  with the End in Mind
• Scope Statements
• Project Charter
• Team Contract