W07 Entrepreneurial Journal

 Hello everyone, today I will be writing on how the 7 habit will help me fill my life with passion and purpose to achieve victory and which of the habit has the most meaning to me. According to An Approach to Solving Personal and Professional Problems by STEPHEN R. COVEY, there are 7 habits of highly effective people

1.      Be proactive: being proactive means to actively choose what our response will be in any situation rather than to react blindly.

2.      Begin with the end in mind: Beginning with the end in mind means using an image or paradigm of your character at the end of your life as a frame of reference or criterion by which everything is examined

3.      Put first things first: The heart of effective personal time management is to spend the maximum time possible doing important jobs in a non-urgent atmosphere that increases your efficiency.

4.      Think win/win: The most effective way to work with other people is to structure a win/win relationship focused on results, not methods.

5.      Seek first to understand, then to be understood: The trick, however, is to seek first to understand the other person, then to try and be understood yourself.

     The 7 habits that has the most meaning for me is habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. If I listen to people with pure aspiration, then I will be completely astonished to see how instantly they open up because they know that I am giving them complete attention. It helps to eliminate the barriers of misunderstanding and maximizes the chances of gaining more trust. Not only do I have to listen attentively but also listen empathically because attentive listening alone doesn’t have the power to communicate efficiently.

 Covey draws attention towards empathic listening because it helps to see the world from other people’s angles so that I can recognize how they feel. With empathic listening, I will not only get the benefit of understanding other people’s frames of reference but also comprehend their feelings behind the message as well, which helps in building a bridge of trust between the listener and the speaker. The 7 habits will help me fill my life with passion and purpose as I seek to achieve both a private and public victory because it embodies many of the fundamental principles of human effectiveness. They represent the internalization of correct principles upon which enduring happiness and success are based

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