Seven Habits of Highly Successful People

1. Our Habit Loop
Dr. Kanwal Kaisser

2. A New Look at Paradigm
Feeling
Thoughts
Behavior
Habits

3. How Habits help?
• Self-Control
• Improve relationships
• Make smart decisions
• Overcome addictions
• Define your values
• Increase confidence
• Get more done in less time
• Be happy
• Balanced life

4. Excited Struggling Demotivated

5. The Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ said:
“…Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards)
but (surely) you will get tired and the best deed
(act of Worship) in the sight of Allah is that
which is done regularly.” (Bukhari)

7. The Maturity Continuum
Dependence ….. Independence…….Interdependence

8. Habits Mature with time
Dependence
Independence
Interdependence

9. Dimensions of Growth
Dependence
Independence
Interdependence

10. Dependent Person

11. Independent Person

12. Interdependent Person

14. Habit Loop
َ‫ب‬ِِّ‫ذ‬َ‫ك‬ُ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ِِّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ِ‫ء‬ َ‫آَل‬ ِِّ‫ي‬َ‫أ‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫ف‬ِِ‫ا‬

15. Basal Ganglia

16. Brain Activity in forming habit

17. Go in Automatic mode Worth Remembering
Craving

18. Habits are not Destiny!
• Can be ignored, changed or replaced
• A developed habit stops brain to fully
participate in decision making
• Deliberately fight bad habit, to make new
patterns
• Habits never disappear; Brain cannot
differentiate between good and bad habit

19. Fast Food Habit Pattern

20. How craving is developed?

21. Cues Start Pleasure response

22. Being Effective in habits
P/PC Balance

23. Paradigm of Effectiveness

24. َ‫و‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ك‬ ِ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫ب‬ َ‫ِّك‬ِ‫ب‬ َ‫ر‬ ِ‫ل‬‫ي‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫س‬ ٰ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ ُ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬‫ا‬ِ‫ة‬َ‫ن‬َ‫س‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫ظ‬ِ‫ع‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ۖ
‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ْ‫ل‬ِ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫ج‬ َ‫و‬َُِ‫س‬ْ‫ح‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ي‬ِ‫ه‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ت‬َّ‫ال‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ َِِّ‫إ‬ َّۖ‫ل‬َ‫ض‬ َِ‫م‬ِ‫ب‬ ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ه‬ َ‫َّك‬‫ب‬َِ‫ع‬
ِ‫ه‬ِ‫ل‬‫ي‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫س‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ه‬ َ‫و‬ َِۖ‫ي‬ِ‫د‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫ه‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫ب‬
Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and
beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are
best and most gracious: for thy Lord knows best, who have
strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.
(An-Nahl:125)

30. ‫وا‬ُ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫ق‬ َ‫و‬ِ‫اس‬َّ‫ن‬‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ن‬ْ‫س‬ُ‫ح‬
Speak fair to the people
(2: 82)

31. How are habits formed?
Habit Loop

32. Our Intentions are Important
َ‫ة‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ذ‬َّ‫ال‬ُ‫ك‬‫ك‬‫ي‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َُِ‫س‬ْ‫ح‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬
‫ا‬‫ل‬َ‫م‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫يز‬ ِ‫ز‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ه‬ َ‫و‬ ۖ‫و‬ُ‫ف‬َ‫غ‬ْ‫ال‬ُ‫ر‬
He Who created Death and Life, that He may try
which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted
in Might, Oft-Forgiving (Al-Mulk:2)

33. َّ‫ل‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ج‬َ‫ي‬ َ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ِ‫ق‬َّ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬ َِ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ج‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬َ‫م‬
And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares
a way out, (At-Talaaq: 2-3)

34. Components of Habit Loop

35. Steps to Habit loop
• Identify your routine
• Experiment with your rewards
• Isolate the cue: Location, Time, Emotional State, Other People,
Immediately preceding action
• Have a plan: “When I see CUE, I will do ROUTINE in order to get a
REWARD.”

36. Gate of Change
Be patient; Self-Growth is tender!

38. Time
Place
Person Task
Feeling

39. Chose
Enjoy
Extrinsic
Intrinsic
New

40. Making
Logs
Putting
Reminders
Conscious
effort

42. Group Activity
Develop Effective Habit loop for given
situations

43. Situations
• Being gentle at kids
• Entertaining relatives you cannot stand
• Children H.W

44. Evolution
Revolution

45. To get in touch….
Dr. Kanwal Kaisser
Dr. Kanwal Kaisser @ HamarayBachchay
hbheadoffice@gmail.com