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1. FATIMA MYNABELLE D. BELDIA- DARIA, Ph.D.

2. 7 HABITS7 HABITS
of highlyof highly
EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE
peoplepeople
Stephen CoveyStephen Covey

4. EFFECTIVENESSEFFECTIVENESS
is doing the right thingis doing the right thing
EFFECIENCYEFFECIENCY
is doing the thing rightis doing the thing right

5. BE PROACTIVEBE PROACTIVE
Proactive people do more than justProactive people do more than just
take initiative. They recognize theytake initiative. They recognize they
are responsible for their own choicesare responsible for their own choices
and have the freedom to chooseand have the freedom to choose
based on principles and values ratherbased on principles and values rather
than on moods or conditions.than on moods or conditions.
Proactive people are agents ofProactive people are agents of
change.change.

6. BEGIN WITH THEBEGIN WITH THE
END IN MINDEND IN MIND
Individuals, families, teams, andIndividuals, families, teams, and
organizations shape their own futureorganizations shape their own future
by creating mental vision and purposeby creating mental vision and purpose
for any project, large or small,for any project, large or small,
personal or interpersonal. Theypersonal or interpersonal. They
identify and commit themselves to theidentify and commit themselves to the
principles, relationships, and purposesprinciples, relationships, and purposes
that matter most to them.that matter most to them.

7. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRSTPUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
People who put first things firstPeople who put first things first
organize and execute around theirorganize and execute around their
most important priorities. Whatevermost important priorities. Whatever
the circumstance, they live and arethe circumstance, they live and are
driven by the principles they valuedriven by the principles they value
most.most.

8. THINK WIN-WINTHINK WIN-WIN
People who think win-win have aPeople who think win-win have a
frame of mind and heart that seeksframe of mind and heart that seeks
mutual benefit and mutual respect inmutual benefit and mutual respect in
all interactions. They think in terms ofall interactions. They think in terms of
abundance and opportunity—in termsabundance and opportunity—in terms
of “we” not “me”. They continuallyof “we” not “me”. They continually
seek to build more trustingseek to build more trusting
relationships with others by makingrelationships with others by making
deposits into the Emotional Bankdeposits into the Emotional Bank
Account.Account.

9. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND,SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND,
THEN BE UNDERSTOODTHEN BE UNDERSTOOD
When we listen with the intent toWhen we listen with the intent to
understand others, rather than with theunderstand others, rather than with the
intent to reply, we begin trueintent to reply, we begin true
communication and relationship building.communication and relationship building.
Opportunities then speak openly and to beOpportunities then speak openly and to be
understood comes much more naturallyunderstood comes much more naturally
and easily. Seeking to understand takesand easily. Seeking to understand takes
consideration; seeking to be understoodconsideration; seeking to be understood
takes courage. Effectiveness lies intakes courage. Effectiveness lies in
balancing or blending the two.balancing or blending the two.

10. SYNERGIZESYNERGIZE
Synergistic people seek the thirdSynergistic people seek the third
alternative with others—not my way,alternative with others—not my way,
not your way, but a third way that isnot your way, but a third way that is
better than either of us would comebetter than either of us would come
up with individually. Synergy is theup with individually. Synergy is the
fruit of respecting, valuing and evenfruit of respecting, valuing and even
celebrating one another’s differences.celebrating one another’s differences.
It’s the kind of creative cooperation ofIt’s the kind of creative cooperation of
1 + 1=3, 11, 111…or more.1 + 1=3, 11, 111…or more.

11. SHARPEN THE SAWSHARPEN THE SAW
Effective people constantlyEffective people constantly
renew themselves in the fourrenew themselves in the four
basic areas of life: physical,basic areas of life: physical,
social/emotional, mental andsocial/emotional, mental and
spiritual. This increases theirspiritual. This increases their
capacity to live all other habitscapacity to live all other habits
of effectiveness.of effectiveness.

12. 3. PUT FIRST
THINGS FIRST
2. BEGIN WITH
THE END IN
MIND
1. BE PROACTIVE
6. SYNERGIZE
5. SEEK FIRST TO
UNDERSTAND
THEN BE
UNDERSTOOD
4. THINK
WIN/WIN
7. SHARPEN THE
SAW
7 HABITS OF
HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE
PEOPLE