We have to act according to our values instead of our wants or impulses at some random moment.
So as to keep up the control and the focus to remain on track toward our objectives, we have to self discipline ourselves to accomplish something when we would prefer not to do it. The third habit, “Put first things first”, is about pursuing the goals set in the second habit. “It’s incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busyness of life, to work harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover that it’s leaning against the wrong wall.” The author says we can use our creative mind to build up a dream of what we want/need to become and utilize our conscience to choose what esteems will control us. The second habit, “begin with the end in mind”, guides us to start with a clear goal in mind. Proactive individuals remember they have duty which Covey characterizes as the capacity to pick how you will react to a given stimulus or situation. They make statements like: ‘There’s no other viable option for me.’ ‘That is only the manner in which I am.’ They think the issue is ‘out there’ – however that contemplation is the issue. Reactive individuals take an uninvolved position/a passive stance – they accept the world is transpiring. What recognizes us as people from every single other creature is our natural capability to analyze our very own character, to choose how we see ourselves and our circumstances, and to control our own viability/effectiveness. The first habit presented in the book is “being proactive”.
#THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE HOW TO#
The first 3 habits explain what independency is and how to achieve it. The book itself explains how to become independent and, therefore, how to become interdependent.
The book opens with a clarification about the number of people who have accomplished a high level of outward achievement and still end up battling with an internal requirement for creating individual adequacy and developing solid associations with others.