The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive

"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and thats why it comes first.It says "I am the captain of life . I can choose my attitude . Im responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness.I am in the dirver's seat of my own destiny , not just a passenger"

Reflection: The meaning of the word being proactive is to  create or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.Being proactive can be used in many different ways for example in school.Lets say your teacher gives you homework over the weekend but you want to go to the movies with your friends.If you were to be proactive you would stay at home and do the homework.If you arent proactive you would rather go out with your friends.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind . 

"Control your own destiny or someone else well" (Jack Welch)

Reflection : You may not understand what this quote is saying.It may require to put some thought into knowing what this mean's.For example Stephen is saying that before you start a game you should think about something good that will happen.For example before your basketball game you should have the mentality of saying that you will win even before the game starts . This just gives you more confidence to do better through the game. Jack Welch is saying something very similar as well . He is saying that you should have the mentality of winning every game or somebody else will win the game of you.

Habit 3 : Put first things first.
"Organize and excecute around priorities"

Reflection: Stephen simply says to put the first things first.This means to do what is most important at the beginning and to get everything you need in order to complete a certain task that you are focusing on.It is also telling us to do what matters to you most before you do something that isnt as important as the other task that you are responsible for.
Habit #4: Think Win-Win
"Think win-win or no deal "
This is a pretty easy undertsanding that is telling us to always think you are going to win and it will help you gain more confidence.Thinking win win can be good and bad.Bad because it will make you think you are tough and that you are better than anybody you know of.There will always be someone bigger and better than the other.
Habit #5: Seek first to Understand then to be understood
"Diagnose before you prescribe"

Habit 5 sounds a little confusing when read at its first glance.It is telling us to understand someone before you want someone to understand you.


Habit #6 : Synergize 
"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts "
The meaning of the word of synergize means to cooperate and complete a certain task that you are responsible for .This means that you are also open to others opinions , adventures and theyre old problems.Being synergistic is obviously a good thing becuase it helps you work smarter and better.


Habit #7:Sharpen the saw
Four dimensions of Self-Renewal :Physical,Spirtiual,Mental and Social/Emotional
This is a great habit given to us by Stephen R. Covey and it is telling us to sharpen the saw.You might ssy or think that a saw is already strong enough . Well this is what he is telling us which is to make something good better than already it is.

Final Reflection: The 7 habits of highly effective people is a good way for humans to make the  best out of themselves throughout their own life.All habits are important for us to commit to being successful . I will  try my best to apply these 7 habits because it can lead you to do certain things that are positive.

Three Fundamental Techniques
in Handling People

Technique 1: Don't criticize, condemn or complain.

“If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.”

Dale Carnegie gave us one very powerful and effective technique in order to handling people.He tells us not to make fun of people and also not to bug about something becasue you dont like the way in which they are doing that you do not like.His quote that is given to us in an a way that is of a simile. In the quote he tells us if we want honey , dont kick over the beehive.Well you might say what does that mean.He is saying if you want (friends) dont push them away from yourself.

Technique 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation

"The big secret in dealing with people"

Dale Carnegie is telling us that in order to having a good talk with certain people you should be as honest as possible to everything and appreciate everything that they bring to the table.In the quote that is given to us he tells us that being honest and appreciative will lead you to being good wth most people whom come across your way.

Technique 3: Arouse in the other person an eager want.

"He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot, walks a lonely way."

In the quote given to us here by Dale he states that the people who show eager in what they want they will have the world with each other.If you dont show eager in meeting new people then you will be the exact opposite.You will be one of those people who will see this world as a dark place.

Final Reflection: From these three funemantals in handling people I learned a lot from them and they give us pretty good advice. The first one is self explanatory.It tells us that in order to have good friends and make friends you should not criticize them for the way they look and what people tell you based on them.The second technique is telling us that being honest and sincere can lead you to a lot .You should also show honesty and sincere appreciation for what people bring to the table.The last technique is pretty hard to understand.He says that the people who are eager to show what they want in meeting new people.

School Break Days

During my break, I didn’t go on a vacation unfortunately but I did have lots of fun because I got lots of sleep and rest getting ready for this semester. I stayed home often through the week and help clean around my house. I also played a lot of video games. I stayed up really late sometimes and woke up late as well. On the weekend I and my cousins and brothers went out to different places like bowling, theatres; eat at restaurants and even to the mall. We went to bowl two times and it was really fun. When we went to the theaters we saw the movie “Point Break”. I also watched almost every Lakers game. Although they aren’t playing well and losing many games I still watch every game because this is Kobe’s last year before he retires

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