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Start of the Early Bird Challenge [How to be an Original]

Today is the last day of July, the goal-free month. Tomorrow is August, and the start of one of the biggest habit changes I have ever undertaken. Tomorrow is the first day of adopting the habit of waking up early, I named it the Early Bird Challenge.
In a previous article I wrote about the reasons [...]

31 July 2007 | Habits Tuesdays | No Comments

Covey’s habit 7: Sharpen the saw [How to be an Original]

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Sharpen the saw is the seventh and last habit that Covey defined in his original book. Habit 7 is a special habit, as this one is a perpetual habit, no matter how far you have advanced through the other 6 habits. Habits 1 to 3 form the Private Victory, [...]

3 July 2007 | Habits Tuesdays, Seven habits | No Comments

Covey’s Habits: 2. Begin with the end in mind [How to be an Original]

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“Cheshire Puss,” Alice began,“would you please tell me which way I ought to go from here?”“That depends on where you want to get to.” said the cat.- Lewis Caroll in Alice in Wonderland

Habit 1 was about understanding that YOU are in control. Habit 2 is the goal-setting habit. This [...]

28 May 2007 | 7 habits, Goal Setting, Habits Tuesdays, Leadership, NLP, Seven habits, Stephen Covey, The secret, Visualization, goal-setting | No Comments

Covey’s Habits: 1. Be proactive [How to be an Original]

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“Everyone talks of apathy, but no one does anything about it.” -Anonymous

Being proactive may be the single most important habit change that you’ll ever achieve. By being proactive you take control, you choose what you life is about. Life is not “happening” to you anymore.
When I was in [...]

21 May 2007 | 7 habits, Habits Tuesdays, Leadership, Seven habits, Stephen Covey, proactive | No Comments