"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger."
Be Proactive means to start taking responsibilities for yourself and to stop depending on your parents because they aren't always going to be therefor you. There's going to be points in your life when your going to be on your own with no one to help you. To have manners, to know when it's time to grow up, being an adult.
"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)
"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where you are now." (Covey)
Being with the end in mind means to always tell yourself that you are going to finish to never give and leave things unfinished. To set a goal to yourself are make a list of all the things you want to do or accomplish in life and tell yourself that you are able to accomplish them.
Habit 4: Put First Things First
"Organize and execute around priorities."
To put things first to set your mind to do don't tell yourself that your going to do it later or some other day. You are able to accomplish things faster when you put the important things first and not set them a side for later.
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
"Think win-win or no deal."
To think win-win is important because it will help you accomplish lots of things. It would also help you think positive and you wont be set for failure. It can also be when your sharing idea with other people and everyone respects each others ideas and doesn't puts anyone down.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood
"Diagnose before you prescribe"
Seeking first to understand, then to be understood means to also listen to what other people have to say that your not the only one with an idea or an answer.When you listen to what other people have to say it can also help you understand things much better or you will get more information to make your idea stronger.
Habit 6: Synergize
"The whole is greater than the sum of its part (1+1=3)"
Synergize mean to work together as a group or team and to also have and open mind set doesn't matter if your idea seems dumb to you just have the courage to share your idea.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physic, Mental, Spiritual, Social/Emotional
To sharpen the saw means to always have a fresh mine set to leave thing in the past don't let them bother you. live in the present not in the past. Your usually happy when your around people that you love to be around with and have positive thoughts.
Reflection:
If you us these seven habits in your life you are most likely to become a better person and make new friends. You will want to challenge yourself in life and would want to accomplish new things in life that you never done before or never thought of doing.
