The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
I took active notes and created my own 3–4 page summary of the book to keep its content fresh in my mind. I recommended and gifted the book to others. I reread it in full whenever I felt I needed a booster shot. And I actively sought to apply the seven habits to my own life. Here are the seven habits: 1. Be Proactive: act in your circle of influence and expand from there. 2. Begin with the End in Mind: imagine looking back at the end of your life and asking, who have I become and what have I achieved? 3. Put First Things First: focus on what is important, especially things that are not urgent (exercise, carefree timelessness with friends and family, etc.). 4. Think Win-Win: seek mutually beneficial solutions in human interactions. 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: seek to understand other people and make the conversation about them (ultimately, this can be a huge emotional intelligence builder). 6. Synergize: seek to combine individual components...