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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/win Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw

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Habit 1: Be Proactive

Stephen Covey

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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/win Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw

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Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/win Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw

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Security Represents Your Sense Of Worth, Your Identity, Your Emotional Anchorage, Your Self-esteem, Your Basic Personal Strength Or Lack Of It.

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Listen To Your Conscience Regarding Something That You Simply Know You Should Do, Then Start Small On It - Make A Promise And Keep It. Then Move Forward And Make A Little Larger Promise And Keep It. Eventually You'll Discover That Your Sense Of Honor Will Become Greater Than Your Moods, And That Will Give You A Level Of Confidence And Excitement That You Can Move To Other Areas Where You Feel You Need To Make Improvements Or Give Service.

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How Different Our Lives Are When We Really Know What Is Deeply Important To Us, And Keeping That Picture In Mind, We Manage Ourselves Each Day To Be And To Do What Really Matters Most.

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To Judge Individuals Before Understanding Them Is A Form Of Human Rejection And Feeds Upon Itself.

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It Is One Thing To Make A Mistake, And Quite Another Thing Not To Admit It.

Through Imagination, We Can Visualize The Uncredited Worlds Of Potential That Lie Within Us.

We Are Not Animals. We Are Not A Product Of What Has Happened To Us In Our Past. We Have The Power Of Choice.

Consequences Are Governed By Principles, And Behavior Is Governed By Values; Therefore, Value Principles!

Private Victories Precede Public Victories.

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It's Better To Be Humbled By The Word Than By The Force Of Circumstances.

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Pursuit Of Happiness

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Don't Argue For Other People's Weaknesses. Don't Argue For Your Own. When You Make A Mistake, Admit It, Correct It, And Learn From It / Immediately.

To Retain Those Who Are Present, Be Loyal To Those Who Are Absent.

Interpersonal Skills

When You Make A Commitment To Yourself, Do So With The Clear Understanding That You're Pledging Your Integrity.

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