7 Habits


After learning about the 7 Habits from our reading, the habit that has the most meaning to me is Habit 3 – Put first things first. I like this habit because of the time management aspect it has. I like organizing my time to be able to fit everything in that I need to do in my day. I think the 4 quadrants outlined in the reading will greatly help me improve my own time management so I can use my time wisely. I like the idea of working on using my time in quadrant 2, important but non-urgent activities. I have heard of this method before, but never consciously added it into my life, but looking back on this semester in particular, I like to live in that quadrant. Managing my time so that my homework is done before deadlines help me to not be stressed and I’m able to do better work, rather than waiting till the last minute. I also think that getting my homework done promptly also helps me have more time to spend with my family. I think that this habit can help me keep my priorities in the proper place because I can have a balance in my personal and relationship goals.
            I think that the 7 Habits can help me to fill my life with passion and purpose because they give me a direction to go and things to accomplish. The direction is working toward reaching interdependence. The things to accomplishment are the self-mastery goals, then on to the public victory goals. When you have goals to work on, I think that gives purpose to life. After working on a goal and being successful with it, I think that helps us to move on to the next goal and it fills us with passion because we can see that we truly can do what we set out to do.
I like how it said in the overview of the reading that these habits develop personal effectiveness. If I am an effective person because of following these habits then I will be able to accomplish my own goals and also help other people along the way. I love that the habits teach self-mastery before dealing with public victories. Practicing keeping a promise to myself will help me to keep my promises to other people. I think that’s an important way to learn.

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