The document discusses forming habits based on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It recommends identifying your values to guide decision making and goal setting. Small, incremental steps are advised, such as writing down realistic 30-day goals and scheduling weekly activities to achieve them. Reviewing your mission statement and schedule each morning can help trigger habit formation.

1. Forming Habits
Cues from
The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Lily Cheng
May 27, 2010
habits.stanford.edu

2. The 7 Habits
7 Sharpen the Saw
6 Synergize
5 Seek first to Understand
4 Think Win/Win
3 Pit First Things First
2 Begin with the End in Mind
1 Be Proactive

3. * Motivation
VALUE-BASED
DECISION MAKING
Understand your VALUES
Write a personal mission
statement
Set concrete goals that
align with VALUES

4. * Ability
TAKE SMALL STEPS,
ONE AT A TIME
Write down realistic goals
Do one for a week or 30-days
Evaluate
Schedule in activities weekly

5. * Trigger
PLAN IT OUT
Put mission statement
in wallet
Review your schedule
every morning