This presentation outlines Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 habits are: 1) Be Proactive, 2) Begin with the End in Mind, 3) Put First Things First, 4) Think Win-Win, 5) Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, 6) Synergize, and 7) Sharpen the Saw. The presentation provides examples of each habit and actions individuals can take to practice each habit in their daily lives. The goal is for individuals to gain control of their lives, improve relationships, make smarter decisions, build positive perspectives, and become effective people through developing these 7 habits.

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7 habits of highly7 habits of highly
effective people!effective people!

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OutlineOutline
1- Introduction
2- The 7 Habits
3- Q and A

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Objectives of the presentationObjectives of the presentation
• Get control of your life
• Improve relationship with other
people
• Make smarter decision
• Build positive perspectives
• Become an effective person

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I. IntroductionI. Introduction
What exactly are habits?What exactly are habits?
Habits are things that we do repeatedly.Habits are things that we do repeatedly.
Good habitsGood habits: Exercising regularly,: Exercising regularly,
planning aheadplanning ahead
Bad habitsBad habits: Thinking negatively, blaming: Thinking negatively, blaming
othersothers
Habits that don’t really matterHabits that don’t really matter: Taking: Taking
showers at night, reading magazinesshowers at night, reading magazines

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II. 7 habitsII. 7 habits
1. Be proactive
2. Begin with end in mind
3. Put first thing first
4. Think win-win
5. Seek first to understand and
then to be understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw
Private
victory
Public
victory
Renewal

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Private VictoryPrivate Victory

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Habit #1 : Be proactiveHabit #1 : Be proactive
I am the forceI am the force
1. Reactive:
 Blame all of their problems on other people
(parents, teachers, friends. Gov’t)
 Take no responsibility
 Act like an animal.
2. Proactive:
 Take responsibility for their own life
 Think before they act
 Always find a way to make it happen
 Focus on things they can do something
about, and don’t worry about things they
can’t

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
• Identify things that you can’t control
that you are always worrying about.
Decide to drop it.
• Push the pause button before you
react to someone
• Look into your mirror and ask
yourself, “What are my bad habits?”
Change them.

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Habit #2 :Habit #2 : Begin with end in mindBegin with end in mind
Control your own destiny or some else willControl your own destiny or some else will
1. Begin with no end in mind:
 Never have a plan
 Never worry about the consequences
or their actions
 Sleep around, get wasted
2. Begin with end in mind :
 Plan ahead and think of the consequences of
their actions
 Use up their talents
 Turn weaknesses into strength

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
• Think about your goals. Write them
down (a goal without written is only
a wish). Develop a plan to reach
them.
• Think before you act
• Build up a list of mission statements
and read it daily.

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Mission statementsMission statements
• Be brave
• Be kind and respectful to all people
• Set reachable goals
• Ask questions
• Speak with actions not with words
• Learn something new everyday
• Get to know more and more people
• Think before you act

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Habit #3 : Put First Things FirstHabit #3 : Put First Things First
Prioritize and do the most important things firstPrioritize and do the most important things first
1. Put first things last:
 Never do whatever most important in their life until
they have spent enough time watching TV and
movies, playing computer games, talking endlessly,
surfing the net and sitting around
 Always put off what they can do today to tomorrow
 Do things that are not important before the important
ones
2. Put first things first:
 Prioritize, and do the most important things first
 Never let their fears make their decision
 Think that winning means rising each time they fall

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
• Identify your biggest time
wasters. Eliminate them.
• Have courage to say “no”
when it’s the right time to do.
• Don’t procrastinate. Do what
you can do today not
tomorrow.
• Value each moment you have

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Value each moment you haveValue each moment you have
 To realize the value of one year,
 Ask a student who failed his final exam last year.
 To realize the value of one month,
 Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
 To realize the value of one week,
 Ask an editor of a weekly magazine.
 To realize the value of one day,
 Ask a daily wage laborer who has six kids to feed.
 To realize the value of one hour,
 Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
 To realize the value of one minute,
 Ask a person who missed their flight.
 To realize the value of one second,
 Ask a person who survive in an accident.
 To realize the value of one millisecond,
 Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

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Public VictoryPublic Victory

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Habit #4 : Think Win-WinHabit #4 : Think Win-Win
Have an everyone-can-win attitudeHave an everyone-can-win attitude
1. Think win-lose:
 See life as vicious competition
 Never let someone succeed
 If they are sure that they are going to lose,
they make sure that they drag others down
with them.
2. Think win-win:
 Think that everyone can win
 Learn from their failure
 Share what they have with others

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
• Compliment someone from the
opposing team after the competition
• Identify your weaknesses and think
of what you can do to change the
weaknesses into strength.
• Share your ideas with others so that
you all can do the best.

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Habit #5 : Seek First to Understand,Habit #5 : Seek First to Understand,
Then to Be UnderstoodThen to Be Understood
Listen to people sincerelyListen to people sincerely
1. Seek first to talk, then pretend to listen:
 Make sure that they talk a lot and first
 Pretend to listen by saying “ uh- huh”
2. Seek first to understand, then to be
understood:
 Listen carefully what others say
 If they want themselves to bury their feelings
deep inside them, express them in a
responsible way
 Provide constructive feedback when
appropriate

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Habit #6 : SynergizeHabit #6 : Synergize
Work together to achieve moreWork together to achieve more
1. Don’t cooperate :
 Think that other people are weird as they are
different from them
 Think that they have the best ideas and they
are better off doing everything by
themselves.
2. Work together:
 Accept other people’s ideas
 Learn from their failure
 Share what you have with others

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
• When you have problems with
others, try to define the problems,
listen to other people, share your
views, brainstorm, and find the best
solution.
• Think of someone who irritates you.
Identify the differences between you
and him, and figure out the solution.

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RenewalRenewal

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Habit #7 : Sharpen the sawHabit #7 : Sharpen the saw
Renew yourself regularlyRenew yourself regularly
1. Wear themselves out:
 Be too busy with life
 Never learn anything new
 Stay away from useful resources
2. Renew themselves regularly:
 Take time for a time out
 Care for their body, mind, heart, and soul

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Actions to be takenActions to be taken
 Body
Eat breakfast
Do exercise regularly
 Mind
Read jokes, magazines and newspaper
Visit interesting places. E.g. museums,
riverside
 Heart
See some
 Soul

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III. Building positive perspectivesIII. Building positive perspectives
1. My parents are too
strict.
2. My lecturers gave me
too much work. I
hate them.
3. I don’t know what
the hell this
presenter is talking
about.
Negative perspectivesNegative perspectives Positive perspectivesPositive perspectives
1. My parents care a
lot about me.
2. My lecturers want
me to become a
knowledgeable
person.
3. This presenter may
be talking about
something I don’t
know. That’s fine.

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Buddha: “You are what you think.”

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7 habits7 habits
1. Be proactive
2. Begin with end in mind
3. Put first thing first
4. Think win-win
5. Seek first to understand and
then to be understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw
Private
victory
Public
victory
Renewal
Take responsibility for your life
Define your mission and goal in life
Prioritize and do important things first
Have an everyone can do attitude
Listen to people sincerely
Work together to achieve more
Renew yourself regularly

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Thank you profuselyThank you profusely
for your kind-heartedfor your kind-hearted
attention!!!attention!!!
Q & AQ & A