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Week II. Habit I – Be Proactive. The Social Mirror Genetic determinism Psychic determinism Environmental determinism. Stimulus and Response. Stimulus. Response. Between Stimulus and Response is our greatest power – the freedom to choose Stephen Covey. Stimulus and Response.
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Habit I – Be Proactive • The Social Mirror • Genetic determinism • Psychic determinism • Environmental determinism
Stimulus and Response Stimulus Response Between Stimulus and Response is our greatest power – the freedom to choose Stephen Covey
Stimulus and Response • Self-Awareness -The ability to think about your thought process • Imagination-The ability to create in our minds beyond our present reality • Conscience - A deep inner awareness of right and wrong • Independent Will-The ability to act based on our self awareness, free of all other influences
Proactivity • Reactive People vs Proactive people • Responsibility • Values • Experiential • Creative • Attitudinal
Proactivity • Taking the initiative Taking the responsibility to make things happen • Proactive culture within organizations • Listening to our language I can’t and If only vs (can, will, choose)
Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence • Direct Control • Indirect Control • No Control • Inside-Out approach • Happiness is a proactive choice • Our behavior is governed by our principles • Keeping commitments to others and ourselves
Habit II Begin With The End In Mind • Start with a clear understanding of your destination • All things are created twice • Your business plan/ your first creation • Leadership (the first creation-the top line) and Management (the second creation-the bottom line)
Leadership– leadership is doing the right things.It is a vision, destination, or a compass.
Management– management is doing things right. It is about efficiency in getting things done. By Peter Drucker
Personal Mission Statement • Personal Philosophy • It focuses on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based • Fundamentally changeless • Importance of purpose and meaning in life
Personal Mission Statement • Center comprised of our most basic paradigms • Center of our life is the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power
Centeredness Different Types of Centeredness • Alternative Centers • Spouse Centeredness • Family Centeredness • Money Centeredness • Possession Centeredness • Pleasure Centeredness Cont.
Centeredness • Friend/Enemy Centeredness • Church Centeredness • Identifying Centeredness • A Principle Center
Personal Mission Statement Writing and Using a Personal Mission Statement • Cannot be done overnight • Review your mission statement regularly • Identifying Roles and Goals • Family Mission Statements • Organizational Mission- Involvement and commitment Brain Functions
Brain Functions:The right brain is the more intuitive, creative, with pictures, with simultaneous and holistic thinking.
The left brain– is the more logical/verbal, deals with words, with parts and specific, and deals with sequential thinking, is time bound.
Visualization and Affirmation—It is the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life with those most important things.
Affirmation- five ingredients :.Personal.Positive.Present tense.Visual.Emotional
In class exercise:.Write your personal mission statement along with your roles and goals.