This document discusses habits and the seven habits framework. It begins by defining what a habit is, explaining that habits are internalized patterns of behavior formed through knowledge, skills, desire and repetition. It then introduces the seven habits approach developed by Stephen Covey: 1) Be proactive by focusing on things within your control rather than reacting externally, 2) Begin with the end in mind by envisioning your purpose and goals, and 3) Put first things first by organizing and prioritizing your time and tasks to maintain integrity and balance in your responsibilities.

1. Humanities
Spring 2012
GENN 001
Lecture (2)
Seven Habits

2. What is a habit?
Knowledge
(what to, why to)

3. What is a habit?
Knowledge
(what to, why to)
Desire
(want to)

4. What is a habit?
Knowledge
(what to, why to)
Skills Desire
(how to) (want to)

5. What is a habit?
Knowledge
(what to, why to)
Habits
Skills Desire
(how to) (want to)
Habits: Internalized principles & patterns of behavior

6. “Excellence is an art won by
training and habituation.
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act,
but a habit”
Aristotle

7. _____________________
5 6 7
4
__________________
3
1 2
Dependence

8. Interdependence
Independence
Dependence

9. Seven Habits
1 -Be Proactive
The Habit of Personal Vision
1
Dependence

10. Language:
Reactive vs Procative
 There’s nothing I can do  Let’s look for alternatives
 That’s just the way I am  I can choose a different
approach
 He makes me so mad
 I control my own feelings
 They won’t allow that
 I can create an effective
 I have to do that presentation
 I can’t  I will choose an appropriate
 I must response
 If only  I choose
 I prefer
 I will

11. •We have the power to choose a
positive response to our circumstances
• Reactive people focus their efforts on the
circle of concern, over things they can’t
control. Their negative energy causes their
circle of influence to shrink

12. I have to Revenge
• It is not the snake that hurts you, its chasing that pumps
the poison to your heart.
• It’s not what people do to us that hurts us, it’s our
chosen response that hurts us.

13. HOW PROACTIVE AM I?
. . . the degree to which I take initiative to improve
my current circumstances or create new ones.

14. Seven Habits
2 –Begin with the end in mind
The Habit of Personal Leadership
1 2
Dependence
“ Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things”

15. Goal????
• What is the purpose of what you are doing?
• What is the purpose of our organization?
• What is the purpose of my life?
• What is that I am about?

16. Develop a Personal Mission Statement . . .
• Helps you focus on what you want to
be Character
do Contributions & Achievements
and values and principles upon which your being and
doing are based.
• In developing your personal mission, you can use
your creative ability to imagine life milestone.

17. Seven Habits
3 –Put First Things First
The Habit of Personal Management
3
1 2
Dependence

18. The six step process
• 1- Connect to your mission
• 2- Review roles
• 3- Identify goals
• 4- Organize weekly
• 5- Show Integrity “Honestly requires conforming our words
to reality, integrity requires conforming reality to our words”
• 6- Evaluate

20. Results: Results:
•Stress •Vision, perspective
•Burnout •Balance
•Crisis management •Control
•Always putting out •Few crises
fires
Results:
•Short-term focus
•Crisis management Results:
•See goals and plans as •Total irresponsibility
worthless •Fired from jobs
•Feel victimized, out of •Dependent on others
control or institutions for
•Shallow or broken
basics
relationships