Habit #1
This is the opposite of being reactive, and it means taking responsibility for your own life instead of blaming others.
Being proactive.
This is what you should create to help you visualize your future goals and dreams.
What is a mission statement
The Name of Habit #3
Another name for the "Lose-Win" attitude is....
"The Doormat"
Seek First to Understand then to be understood meaning.
What is "Listen before Speaking"
These are the two words that describe the type of language proactive people use, like "I will" and "I choose," instead of "I can't" or "I have to."
Proactive language.
According to Habit #2, you should imagine this event in your life and work backwards to figure out how to get there.
What is your future/graduation/goals.
There are 4 Time Quadrants. The Procrastinator, The Prioritizer, The Yes-Man and the ___________
What is the Slacker?
Being 'big hearted, committed to helping others succeed, and willing to share recognition will allow people to be magnet for friends'. What is the fruits of this?
What is a 'Win-Win Spirit/Attitude'
What is "Genuine Listening"
This is the invisible barrier that reactive people build, making them think they have no control over their circumstances and causing them to feel like victims.
A victim mentality (or victim mindset).
This term describes when you let other people or circumstances control your choices instead of deciding for yourself.
What is letting others write your life script.
On Page 106 of the book what does the author state as two other terms for Habit #3. The strength to say yes to your most important things and the strength to say no to less important things.
What are: The habit of 'will power' and 'won't power'
These two habits are 'tumor twins' and slowly eat you away from the inside.
What are: Competing and Comparing.
Spacing out, pretending, selective, self-centered and word listening are examples of
What are the five poor listening styles.
According to Habit #1, you can control things in this "circle," like your attitude, effort, and choices, but not things in the Circle of No Control, like the weather or other people's actions.
The Circle of Control?
The habit "Begin with the End in Mind" means making decisions based on these, not just reacting to whatever happens.
What are your values/goals/priorities.
Rocks, Pebbles and Sand are metaphors for what?
The Jar of Life
By getting revenge, you may think you're winning, but you're really only hurting yourself. Revenge is this type of attitude.
What is a Lose-lose attitude. The downward spiral.
Your teacher or parent tries to find out what's going on in your life but you're not ready to talk and it feels intrusive. This action by teacher/parent is an example of?
What is probing.
This is the small gap between something happening to you (stimulus) and how you choose to respond, where your freedom and power actually live.
The pause (or space) between stimulus and response
When you ‘begin with the end in mind’ you avoid living life by this approach, which means just drifting along without direction or purpose.
What is going with the flow/being reactive/having no plan/drifting/wandering aimlessly.
How does Sean Covey say an Agenda will help with organization. Draw parallels with the Jar of Life
Prioritizing the Important stuff first (the rocks). If these aren't done first, there won't be time for the less important stuff (pebbles and sand)!
The author states that life really isn't about competition, or getting ahead of others, or scoring in the 95th percentile. This is what Sean Covey says that life is built on instead.
What are relationships.
Provide an example from the book that demonstrates "standing in their shoes"
The colour blind example.