This document provides tips on becoming an effective human by connecting what you want to what you do. It discusses recognizing principles that are timeless, self-validating and empowering while also removing obstacles. It identifies resisting forces like conflicting wants and demands of others that can prevent effectiveness. It presents driving forces like vision, purpose and integrity that can increase effectiveness by reducing resisting forces and enabling change. Finally, it provides guidance on developing vision, establishing priorities and living harmoniously according to values to progress effectively.

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Connect What You Want To What You Do:
Tips on Being an Effective Human
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How do we recognize principles?
•Timeless
•Self-validating
•Empowering
AND
•Actually remove obstacles to growth
and accomplishment
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RESISTING FORCES
What keeps you from being
effective?
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Driving Forces
Eight High-leverage principles involved
in raising your level of personal
effectiveness
Increase driving forces
Decrease resisting forces
Make change and growth
possible!
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5. Desired Level
RESISTING FORCES
of Effectiveness Conflicting
“wants” Demands and
Unclear
Expectations
and
“shoulds” Values
of others
Not Not Commu-
Inter- Lack of
Enough Enough nication
ruptions Organization
Time money Problems
Fatigue
Too
many
Lack of Confused Mental
things to
Purpose Priorities Fragmentation
do
Current Level
of Effectiveness
Identity Order Progression
Integrity
Purpose Concentration
Vision Harmony
DRIVING FORCES
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VISION IS SEEING
CLEARLY
VISION IS SEEING
CONTEXTUALLY
VISION IS SEEING
IMAGINATIVELY
VISION IS SEEING
ALTERNATIVELY
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SELF - PARADIGM
•WE ARE NOT OUR •WE ARE RESPONSE-
FEELINGS ABLE
• WE ARE NOT OUR •WE DO NOT BLAME
THOUGHTS OTHER PEOPLE OR
CIRCUMSTANCES
•WE ARE NOT OUR MOODS
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DEFINES DESTINATION
Where are you going?
DEFINES LOCATION
Where are you with respect to
DEFINES VALUE
Standard to measure against
DEFINES EVALUATION
How efficiently and effectively am I getting there?
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•PRIORITIES
•SEASONS
•DEFERRED GRATIFICATION
•PREPERATION
•POSITION
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USE TIME AND ENERGY LIKE BURNING ANTS WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
HARNESS THE SUN
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ACT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH YOUR DEEPEST
VALUES WITHOUT
COMPROMISE
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IS IT IN THE RED OR IN THE BLACK?
POWERFULLY EFFECTS
•CONFIDENCE
•LEVEL OF STRESS
•CREATIVITY
•ABILITY TO RELATE TO OTHERS
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HARMONY
INNER HARMONY= PRELUDE TO
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS
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HARMONY (CONT.)
GOALS CONGRUENT WITH INNER VALUES
RESOLUTION OF WANTS AND SHOULDS
BALANCE
WORK, FAMILY, COMMUNITY & PERSONAL
PRIORITIES
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PROGRESSION
NO EXERCISE OF MIND
AND BODY =
DEGENERATION
NOT STATIC
NOTHING LEFT TO ITSELF
REMAINS AS IT IS
“Cogito Ergo Zoom”
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THREE POINT TEST
HARMONY
IS IT IN HARMONY WITH TIMELESS
PRINCIPLES?
EFFECTIVENESS
DOES IT BRING THE DESIRED
RESULTS?
EFFICIENCY
DOES THE OUTCOME JUSTIFY THE
INPUT? Is there a better way?
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