They feed opportunities and starve problems.” – Peter DruckerĪfter achieving an independent state, where we are responsible, we design and we execute our own path, we need to be able to get the most of our relationships. “Effective people are not problem minded, they are opportunity minded. Spend time on Important and Not Urgent activities (so-called Quadrant 2 activities). It speaks for itself about the importance of focusing on the right things. They begin with the end in mind”įocus – When Bill Gates and Warrant Buffet first met at a dinner they were asked the same question, “what is most important factor for success?” And simultaneously they answered “Focus”. “… all great performers are visualizers, they see it, they feel it, they experience before they actually do it. Start with a clear understanding of your destination - so you know if you are walking in the right direction. Ones of the examples presented in the book related to this habit is about Victor Frankl’s heart-warming story in the Nazi camps and how adopting a proactive mindset starts a real paradigm shift. By focusing on the things we have impact on, our Circle of Influence, we can use our energy more effectively and actually have an impact and change the course of our lives. “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.”Ĭircle of Influence/ Circle of Concern - In our lives there are things that concern us that we can control and others that we can’t control. To achieve Independence, one must follows the habits of the Private Victories, which are: The Habits 4, 5 and 6 will help us increase the success of our relationships and therefore let us achieve an Interdependent State. But because we live in society, most of our successes depend on whether we are effective in our relationships or not. The Private Victories, Habits 1, 2 and 3 will help us to be more effective as isolated individuals, being Independent. The fact Public Victories comes after Private Victories is in line with the Inside-Out approach, by implying that one must first be an effective individual, in order to be effective in his/her relationships. The seven habits are divided into 2 main categories: Private Victories and Public Victories. “What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do” – Steven Covey This paradigm defends that having character oriented principles is like having a compass to govern our lives, so we can always know the right direction. To be effective, the author defends we need to start with ourselves – The Inside Out Approach - and to adopt the Principle Centered Paradigm. The problem begins with the existing paradigm, the perception that these skills solely by themselves will enable us to be successful and not our Character. But which are the seven habits? Inside Out Approach And Private VictoriesĮvery day we are flooded with hundreds of books on “How to get rich quick” or “How to be successful in 60 days” and most of them teach us that success has become a function of personality, of public image or of behaviours and skills, and that by mastering these techniques we will be successful.Īlthough these skills are important in our everyday life, their absence is not the root cause of our problems, or of our ineffectiveness. This is the message that the author Steven Covey, shares in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century.
This is the question that millions of people ask, especially during this time of the year, as they try to start the New Year with new habits that aim to change their lives for the better.Īnd, actually, the trick is simply the word Habit good habits to be precise. What’s the magic secret to being effective?
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