7 Habits of Successful People

1.) Be proactive

• What is your desired result? How would you do it?
• Whatever you need to work on, WORK ON IT!
• Always plan! Be prepared for anything and everything

2.) Begin with the end in mind

• Know what the end is
• Understand a short term sacrifice for a long term gain
• Know why you're doing what you're doing; have a purpose
• If you're not ready to do whatever it takes, then you need to re-evaluate your goals

3.) First thing is first

• Prioritize your life
• What is most important to you?

4.) Think win/win

• Feedback is worth listening to
• Criticism is a sign of caring
• We get rewareded by helping people

5.) Seek first to understand and then be understood

• Always investigate the facts
• Attack professionally, not personally
• Be a child (look for the first time, completely listen, don't react)

6.) Synergize

• A motor in a car has thousands of parts that all work together to make it happen
• TEAMWORK
• Evaluate your relationships with others

7.) Sharpen the saw

• Take care of your emotional, physical, pyschological, spiritual, etc. needs
• You can't cut wood if your saw is dull!