The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Puntos clave

• El cambio real va de dentro hacia fuera: empieza por el carácter, no por los trucos
• Pon tu energía en lo que puedes influir, no en lo que solo te preocupa
• Define primero tu misión personal y pon lo importante antes que lo urgente
• Listen to understand before you try to be understood, and look for win-win deals
• Cuida cuerpo, mente, corazón y espíritu con frecuencia para mantener el ritmo

Dentro de este bit

1. El cambio empieza por dentro

   Imagine two people trying to fix a struggling relationship. One learns clever conversation tricks.

2. Sé proactivo en tu círculo

   Picture a JEE aspirant who blames the coaching centre, the syllabus and the weather for a bad test. Now picture one who asks what she can change before the next one.

3. Ten claro el final y organízate

   Habit 2 asks you to begin with the end in mind. Covey suggests imagining your own funeral and hearing what family, friends and colleagues say about you.

4. Ganar-ganar y escuchar primero

   Once you are steady on your own, the next habits are about people. Habit 4 is think win-win.

5. Sinergia y afilar la sierra

   Habit 6 is synergize. When two people who trust each other bring different views to a problem, they can find a third option neither had imagined.

6. Ponlo en práctica

   This week, catch yourself once when you say I have to, and rephrase it as I choose to. Spend 20 minutes writing a rough mission statement: what you want your family, your work and your own conscience to say about you.