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What are paradigms and principles, and what do they mean for your life? How can the 7 Habits help you establish your paradigms and principles, and help you make change based on them? We know that the 7 Habits promotes an inside-out approach. Once you identify your paradigms and principles, you can work on the inside-out approach to create positive and effective change.
Have you ever wondered why you can’t get through to your friends, family, or co-workers? Is there a way to get you on the same page and working toward the same goals? Synergistic communication is a type of communication that requires listening, communication, and trust. It means opening yourself up to new possibilities, and it will help you work together with other people to create effective and harmonious relationships.
You may wonder how you can continue to grow and progress using the 7 Habits. How can you work on yourself? What are you hoping to achieve? The 7 Habits Maturity Continuum is the idea that you can develop this process on a continuous basis, and regularly change the way you progress based on your own growth. In other words, you learn to keep growing based on what you learn.
You probably encounter problems every day in your life. But what can you do about them? And how can you adopt an attitude that will let you learn from your problems, and recognize that problems are opportunities? You can start by shifting your paradigm. Whether a problem is in your job, in a relationship, or something else, you can see that problem or conflict as an opportunity to develop better communication and better habits. If you look at them the right way, all problems are opportunities to grow and change and build better habits.
At the root of your beliefs and actions are a collection of paradigms. To Stephen Covey, paradigms are lenses through which you see the world. You must start with your paradigms in order to truly implement the 7 Habits and make lasting, significant improvements to your life. But what exactly is a paradigm, and can you learn how to use it to change your behavior?
Each side of the brain is responsible for different functions: The right side of the brain is creative, abstract. The left side of the brain deals with logic and language. You need to be both creative and logical as you take a holistic approach to growth and change. This is where Affirmation and Visualization come in. Affirmation and Visualization are part of a system that works together to help you achieve your goals. Affirmations are written or verbal reminders that you create to help you remember your goals, and Visualizations can help you use both sides of your brain to
Humans have free will to decide how they will respond in any situation- also known as free will. But many people believe that they are bound to their past or their circumstances. This is called determinism. How does understanding free will vs determinism help us to make proactive decisions? Understanding the space between stimulus and response can slow down decision making, and enable you to choose how you respond to any situation.
The 7 Habits are meant to create maximum effectiveness in your life by focusing on core principles to produce the best long-term results. The P/PC Balance is one of those core principles. P/PC Balance is a way to use your time as effectively as possible. “P” stands for “production” and “PC” stands for “production capability,” and if you want to keep producing, or getting results, you have to keep investing in your production capability, the thing that gets you those results. Part of this balance is the ability to get results, and manage your output. You don’t want to be
All interactions between people constantly include some sort of negotiation, big or small: Where are we going to dinner? What movie are we going to watch? How much will you sell your product for? How much will you buy it for? How do you reach a resolution? There are six paradigms of human interaction. The six paradigms of human interaction are win/win, win/lose, lose/win, lose/lose, win, and win/win or no deal. These were identified by Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. While we know that we want to achieve the Win/Win paradigm in most situations,
You have many roles in your life. Some of them are in your personal life and some are in your professional life, but chances are, you can name those roles and what they mean to you. The roles and goals you have for those roles are defined by you and your principles. By creating a mission statement and setting your goals, you can define these roles and goals in your life and give them a greater meaning and purpose.