The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Principais ideias

• Mudanças duradouras vêm de dentro para fora: foque no caráter, não em atalhos
• Concentre sua energia no que pode influenciar, não no que só traz preocupação
• Defina sua missão pessoal e priorize o que é importante antes do urgente
• Listen to understand before you try to be understood, and look for win-win deals
• Renove corpo, mente, coração e espírito com frequência para manter o ritmo

Dentro deste bit

1. A mudança começa por dentro

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

2. Seja proativo no seu círculo de influência

   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. Comece com o objetivo em mente

   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. Ganho mútuo e escuta atenta

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

5. Sinergia e afinar o instrumento

   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. Coloque em prática

   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.