Archives for the 'Seven habits' Category
Seven Habits - Habit 1: Be Proactive [The 4-Hour Workweek Journal]
Due to the similarities between the Time Management Matrix of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People and my own Life Management matrix, I decided to read the book again. I had first read the book in the early 90’s and while I am not the type of person who reads books a [...]
Care to share your Personal Mission Statement? [How to be an Original]
A couple of months ago, I shared the process of writing my personal mission statement on the blog. I started by defining my personal core values, translated that into my personal mission statement and followed through by making guidelines and goals.
At the time I used a Dutch website that guides that process and gives examples [...]
Time Leadership for Bloggers - a case study [How to be an Original]
If you don’t crack the shell, you can’t eat the nut. - Persian Proverb
Cracking the shell is a necessary activity to find the nut and eat it. The same goes for theories and concepts. Applying it to a real life situation is like cracking the shell of that theory. And the lessons you learn are [...]
Covey’s habits: summary of the series [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits tuesdays.
The past 7 weeks I have discussed Covey’s habits one at a time. I really enjoyed writing these articles, both because I like the subject very much and because writing and explaining deepens your knowledge. So even if no-one read it…I learned a lot
But thankfully there were [...]
Covey’s habit 7: Sharpen the saw [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits tuesdays.
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, [...]
Covey’s habit 6: Synergize [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits Tuesdays.
This habit is about creation and creativity. Synergy as defined by the dictionary is:
syn·er·gy
The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
Cooperative interaction among groups, especially among the acquired subsidiaries or merged parts of [...]
Covey’s habit 5: Seek first to understand and then to be understood [How to be an Original]
This post is part of
habits
Tuesdays.
People understand me so poorly that they even don’t understand my complaint about them not understanding me. - Soren Kierkegaard
People
want to be understood. You want to be understood, don’t you? You know
how frustrating it can be when people don’t understand you, no matter
how hard you try, over and over [...]
Covey’s habit 4: Think Win-Win [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits Tuesdays.
The
first three habits are part of what Covey calls the Private Victory.
They are about you, about reaching a state of independence. The next
three habits are part of the Public Victory, which brings your from
independence to interdependence. The Private Victory alone brings forth individual producers, the Public Victory creates leaders [...]
Covey’s habit 3: Put first things first [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits Tuesdays.
Habit 1 said that you are in charge, with habit 2 is the first creation
(in the mind). Habit 3 is the second creation, in reality. Habit 3 is
where you do stuff. Habit 3 to me is the Getting Things Done habit.
Put First Things First sounds very logical, yet we [...]
Covey’s Habits: 2. Begin with the end in mind [How to be an Original]
This post is part of habits Tuesdays.
“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 [...]