The importance of this first step cannot be overstated. What it demands is that you articulate as specifically as possible the target you are aiming form, your final destination. By not setting a goal that is clear and specific, a student coming into the university or registering for a class or joining any social, religious or political network has put the cart before the horse and God knows where that will lead. Steve Covey (1999) uses the analogy of how one follows a blueprint when building a house. In Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey further relates that a good way to achieve success in any endeavor is “to begin with the end in mind.”A pilot who takes off from Enugu Airport has the flight’s end in mind; the taxi driver who…
Now let’s start on Habit 1: Be Proactive. Being proactive is to take control of our lives, not letting others. We have the freedom to choose whether to be proactive or…
—Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness…
Sometimes it may seem difficult to understand or pointless to do small activities like having meetings and working at the booth, but if we have a goal in mind and are willing to accomplish it, it is up to us to set and accomplish these small goals. It is too easy nowadays to say that we are too busy to start working on our long-term goals. It is easy to get into a routine like working or school. However, sticking to a routine is not necessarily a bad thing. This book encouraged me to sit down and find what I want out of this life. When one has everything planned out, this makes it easier to work hard every day and accomplish the long term goals for our…
After completing the seven habits profile, my lowest categories were emotional bank account, life balance, be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, seek first to understand, and sharpen the saw.…
Cited: Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free, 2004. Print.…
If you are like most Christian professors, you have felt a burden for your colleagues and have wanted to reach out to them, to minister to them -- especially those closest to you. Perhaps you just haven't done so because you haven't been able to think of an appropriate way. One of the real keys of ministry is to address felt needs. Perhaps the universally perceived need of professors in academia is time management, effectiveness. What better way to minister to busy colleagues who are all under pressure to produce than to offer to help them become more effective. Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, created a set of discussion notes for the highly popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People that has proven useful in ministering to colleagues.…
After completing the Seven Habits Profile for myself I was not at all surprised at the findings. I’ve always been good at showing kindness and consideration to others, and try hard to keep my promises and honor my commitments. I know what I want to accomplish in life, and I make plans and goals, but I often let distractions in.…
Habit number 1 is Be Proactive, in the book it states that Be Proactive means; “I am the force”, and “Take responsibility for your life.” One of the biggest things I came away with from this habit is being responsible for your own behavior; past, present and future. This habit is significant for my personal like so I make choices based on values and principles and not by peer pressure. Be Proactive is a helpful habit, so you choose not to be a victim or blame others for your mistakes. Next is another one of my favorite habits, Put First Things First.…
Two positive habits I have locked on to are: determination and effort I am truly determined to complete school and receive my degree in business, and have also locked on to making the effort so that I could. I have started a lot of things but have not finished anything and this time I am using all recourses available to me to accomplish this…
Covey, S. R. (1990). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free Press.…
References: Covey, S. R. (1990). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful lessons in…
My second “Habits of Mind” skill I readily use is persistence; I can be dogmatic in my approach to success. This skill comes from a successful military career. I do not use the word can’t it is not in my vocabulary. I spent thirty years in the military all over the world because of this I was unable to complete my college degree. However it was always a goal I knew I would accomplish. I am now here to complete my goal.…
I only think about the soft pillows, and want to lay on the comfortable couches. As I see the pillows and the couches; I start sleeping on it. However, after a few days it got changed. Instead of sleeping, I started playing game. I didn’t knew that my brain created a habit, until I started reading “The Power of Habit”. Although, Duhigg author of The Power of Habit explains, that “Habit emerge without our permission” 26. This quote describes that a habit takes place without informing us for instance, when I come back to home from my work place, and I started playing game. This action over time becomes a habit; for me it is just a normal activity, but in reality my brain pattern a habit loop. The habit loop is a structure of an action which is made of a cue, routine, and reward. The cue for my habit is an emotional state which tiger the habit to accrue, and the routine is simple, coming from work, taking off my work dress code, and start playing game. The reward for my habit is the engram or the new weapons that I get from the game. This process, cue, routine, and reward formed a habit in my…
As years go by, I gain more awareness of how strongly ingrained the patterns of my life have become. The premise is simple; we create and maintain habits to conserve brain energy allowing us to use it for more complex and difficult thinking. For example, throughout the summer I woke up majorly around 9 o’ clock and went to the gym at 10:30 am and my path of destination has always been the same. After so much repetitions, I was practically driving mindlessly. I already knew what to do, it was like my body was on auto pilot while my brain could function on other things. This is the “habit loop”, which consist of a cue, a routine, and a reward. Simple. A more typical and relatable habit loop would be your mornings. The alarm clock rings (the cue), get up, bathroom duties, eat breakfast, (the routine), then you get to leave to your destination on time and prepared (reward). Habits are also rarely forgotten. It is very difficult to change because tis grooves are so worn in our minds. Bad habits are overcome by learning new routines and practicing them over and over again. Habitual behaviors come in various forms, and squeezing them into one framework misses some of the nuances of how to alter behavior effectively. Psychologists have developed many effective interventions to assist in improving other people’s lives, only some of which include shattering bad habits in a way…