A short guide to the 7 Habits.

1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Consciously choose the most effective action in any given situation, thereby increasing your
credibility and your influence. Develop behaviour that not only improves your own effectiveness, but
also strengthens the people you interact with.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Develop a clear definition of what is and is not important to you. Create the most important
roadmap you’ll ever have—your Personal Mission Statement.
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Gain a reputation for excellent follow-through and superior organizational skills by greatly increasing
your ability to focus on your top priorities. Learn to use a proven planning system that will help you
achieve greater balance and success.
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Easily share recognition and success without fear of diminished personal importance. Create
effective, long-term professional and personal relationships built on mutual respect and mutual
benefit.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Develop the skills of effective communication that lead to greater influence and faster problem
solving. Learn to listen for clarity while eliminating prejudices and the desire to prescribe.
Habit 6: Synergize
Value and celebrate differences and understand how they contribute to innovative and better
solutions. Maximize opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds instead of feeling threatened by them.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Maintain and increase your newfound effectiveness by continually renewing yourself mentally and
physically.
“We cannot solve problems by using the
same kind of thinking we used when
we created them.”

2. —Albert Einstein