7 Habits

This week I learned about 7 habits written in the book of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey. A habit that was mentioned first was to be productive I thought was most meaningful to me. I find that this is true in our everyday life. We need to be productive to get anything done. I start out the day with a list of items that need to be accomplished by the end of the day, and other items that need to be accomplished by the end of the week. By the end of the day, I feel that I truly have finished important tasks that make me feel like I was productive. There are days that I make a list and I don’t do anything on the list. I feel tired from watching TV and then I feel guilty that I didn’t accomplish what needed to be done. Sometimes, that is letting my family down and that makes me feel horrible.

The second habit was beginning with the end in sight. Followed by, put first things first as the third habit. The fourth habit was think win/win. The fifth is seek first to understand and then seek to be understood. Habit six was to synergize and the seventh habit was to sharpen the saw.

By doing all seven habits, I will have a life filled with passion and purpose. As I seek to do these habits in this order, I am preparing myself to meet the world in my business life. I have set goals and achieved them. I feel good and confident. While feeling confident, I am ready to enter the world with more goals. I trust myself to move forward and start making decisions that will affect me and my team. When I have accomplished all seven habits, I will have achieved personal effectiveness. Finding balance with these habits will help me succeed in life.