7 Habits on the Inside

If life were a painting and you were the artist, what would you paint?

Think beyond the short term and embrace your personal mission. Begin with the end in mind and visualize your 80th birthday party. Imagine that all of the people who have influenced are there.

Focus your energy and attention where it counts, on the things over which you have influence. As you focus on things within your Circle of Influence, it will expand.

In this video Sean Covey, Dr. Stephen Covey’s son, explains the Daily Private Victory and shares an example of how he achieved his Daily Private Victory.

Demonstrate accountability for results and grow and develop individual skills and talents through the use of Win-Win Agreements.

Empathic Listening is finding out what really matters to the other person, whether you agree or not. The problem may seem obvious, but understanding the speaker is what’s really important.

When people with vision and purpose recycle garbage to create musical instruments, a community of children learn to perform beautiful music. Synergy is possible even when conditions are bleak.

Your habits determine your destiny. Change your habits and you'll change your destiny.

In this video from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People work session, Stephen R. Covey explains the significance of paradigms and how they affect the way we behave and the results we achieve.

Our paradigms are both revealed and shaped by the words we use. If we see ourselves as powerless, it shows up in our language.

Mother Nature teaches the inescapable law of the harvest. All lasting results are produced in a sequence, are governed by principles and are grown from the inside out.

Plan your week, each week, before the week begins. Doing so will allow you to put first things first and to ensure you are organizing and executing around your most important priorities.