The 90/10 Principle By Stephen R. Covey

1. The 90/10
PrincipleDr. Stephen R. Covey

2. or at least,
the way you react
to situations
It will change your life

3. The good news is we can always control the
90% if we choose to do so! We are in complete
control of the 90%
In other words, 10% of what
‘happens’ to us we can’t control.

4. A lot of what happens to us in life, we have no
control over. In fact philanthropists call this
the 90/10principle.
by choosing to respond to life’s events
rather than react to them immediately.

5. The 90/10 principle
states that 10% of any
person’s life is made up
of what happens to
that person.
However the rest
90% is decided by
how that person
reacts to that
situation.

6. You are having breakfast
with your family.
Your daughter knocks over
a cup of coffee onto
your business shirt.

7. You have no control over
what has just happened.
What happens next will be
determined by how you react.

8. You harshly scold your daughter
for knocking the cup over.
You find your daughter has been
too busy crying to finish breakfast
and get ready for school.

9. She misses the bus. You rush to the car
and drive your daughter to school.
Your daughter runs into the
building without saying goodbye.

10. After a 15-minute delay and
throwing $60.00 traffic fine away,
you arrive at your office.
After arriving at the office
late, you find you forgot
your briefcase.

11. Your day has started terribly.
As it continues, it seems to get
worse and worse. You look
forward to coming home.

12. When you arrive home, you find
a small wedge in your relationship
with your wife and daughter.
Why?

13. Because of how
you reacted in the
morning. Why did
you have a bad day?

14. A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is “D”

15. You had no
control over
what happened
with the coffee.
How you reacted in
those 5 seconds is what
caused your bad day.

16. Here is what could have
and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you.
Your daughter is about to cry.

17. You gently say :
“It’s okay, honey, you
just need to be more
careful next time.”

18. Grabbing a towel
you go upstairs and
change your shirt.
You grab your briefcase, and
you come back down in time to
look through the window and see
your child getting on the bus.

19. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes
early a cheerfully greet the staff.
Notice the difference?

20. Two different scenarios.
Both started the same.
Both ended different.
Why?

21. Because of how
you reacted. You
really have no
control over 10%
of what happens
in your life.
The other 90%
was determined
by your reaction!!!

22. If someone says something
negative about you, do not be
a sponge. Let the attack roll off
like water on glass.
You do not have to let
the negative comments
affect you.

23. React properly and it will not ruin
your day. A wrong reaction could
result in losing a friend, being fired,
or getting stressed out.

24. We can be the most polite,
well-mannered person in town,
but that won’t necessarily stop
some bozo being rude to us.

25. Instead of fighting back the bozo,
you choose to feel good
& smile back at him!!!

26. We can be the best employee in the world,
but that cannot prevent
the company we work for
going into liquidation and
throwing us out of work.

27. Instead of blaming about the company,
You choose to feel good
& find the new job!!!

28. We cannot stop
the car from
breaking down.

29. Instead of kicking your car,
You choose to feel good & and
find the car service company!!!

30. The plane will be
late arriving, which
throws our whole
schedule off.

31. The plane is late. It is going to
mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take out your frustration
on the flight attendant?

32. She has no control over
what is going on.
You choose to feel good

33. and use your time to study, get to
know the other passenger,
why stress out? It will just
make things worse.

34. Now you know the 90/10 Principle.
You will lose nothing if you try it.
Apply it and you will be
amazed at the results.

35. The result? You will
see it by yourself!
The 90/10 Principle is incredible.
Very few know and
apply this Principle.

36. Millions of people are suffering
from undeserved stress, trials,
problems and headaches.
We all must understand and
apply the 90/10 Principle.
It can change your life!

37. It only takes willpower to
give ourselves permission
to make the experience.

38. Absolutely everything we do, give, say,
or even think, it’s like a Boomerang.
It will come back to us.

39. Maybe we will end
with our hands empty,
but our heart will be
filled with love...
If we want to receive,
we need to learn
to give first...

40. And those who love life, have that
feeling marked in their hearts…
Thank You Very Much
Todchaseth Sakkamolpat