Detailed information about first 3 habits mentioned by stephen covey in - "7 habits of highly effective people by stephen covey"

2. • This is the ability to control one's
environment, rather than control other.
• It is more than taking initiative.
Be Proactive

3. What happens to a bottle of soda
when you shake it up?
It EXPLODES!

4. What happens to a bottle of water
when you shake it up?
It stay calm!

5. • When you are PROACTIVE, you make a choice
about how you react to the things that
happen in your life. You act like a water
bottle. You might get shaken up or mad, but
you stay calm and don’t explode.

6. circle
of
influence
circle of
concern
Focus on things you can
change or influence
Things you
can’t control
Things you
can control or
change
How could you be more
proactive?

7. Things you
CAN’T control
or change:
•Other people
•The weather
•Things you did
wrong in the past
•How other people
treat me
•Homework
Things you
CAN control
or change:
•Your attitude
•Your mood
•Your reaction to
good and bad
things that happen
•How I treat other
people

8. • We are responsible to make things happen
• We are responsible for our action
• We choose our behavior
• When things don’t go your way, you aren’t
happy, BUT you stay calm.
• Concept of circle of concern and circle of
influence
Convincing Part of Habit

9. • As emotion is the part of human nature
because of which an expert person can be
derailed from proactiveness.
Doubtful Part of Habit

10. • It helps in handle situation
• It helps in making good choices about how
you respond to something happening
• You are always ready with a calm attitude
• It make sure that the right things will happen
at right time.
• It focus on those things that you can
change(circle of influence)
Appreciations

11. • Time taking activity
• Lots and lots of practice required.
Criticism

12. • This habit is based on the principle that all things
are created twice.
• There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical
(second) creation
• It state that we decide the direction of our life.
• It also advocate the different roles we play in life
and the need to maintain a balance between
these roles
• If you don’t know where you are going, how will
you know when you get there.
Begin with the End in Mind

13. Imagine Having to Fix This

14. How useful is that to have the
end in mind

16. • Before you figure out the “end”, you have to
take a look at what YOU want!
• By doing one exercise a person can identify what
he want in end?

17. • After ten years a newspaper decides to do
a story about YOU! They interview four
people about you. These could be friends
or family. What would you want them to
say about you?
MISSION STATEMENT

18. • We write our own script
• All things are created twice and The physical
creation follows the mental, just as a building
follows a blueprint.
• One of the best ways to incorporate Habit 2
into your life is to develop a Mission
Statement.
Convincing Part of Habit

19. • Difference between ideas and priorities can be
threat.
Doubtful Part of Habit

20. • Helpful in making mission statement
• Re-write our own mission statement
• Covey emphasizes that our self-awareness
empowers us to shape our own lives, instead
of living our lives by default.
Appreciations

21. • This habit is where habit 1 and habit 2 comes
together.
• Habit 3 is the second creation, the physical
creation
• This is the habit of discipline and management
of your life as per the direction you have
chosen.
• This habit differentiate between URGENT &
IMPORTANT.
Put First Things First

23. • We must have the discipline to prioritize our
day-to-day actions based on what is most
important, not what is most urgent.
• We should plan according to the nature of
thing.
• We should make weekly schedule
Convincing Part of Habit

24. Doubtful Part of Habit

25. • It will better control
• Grantees successful completion of tasks
• Avoid panic situations
Appreciations

26. Criticism