Habit 1

 

"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger."

Habit 1. Be Proactive
                    This means that you have to be active, people that are lazy are not successful because they don't do anything. This is bad because we all have to be doing things to become better persons, also we have to work to get things and if you are lazy you will not gain anything with that. Being active is a very good thing because you will be a ctr person and everything will turn out good for you. Reading, doing your homework, etc is being proactive because you are doing something good for you that will help you in the future. If you are a person that works out and never misses a day that is good because you are using your time wisely and something good will come along with that. Being proactive is about doing something, it means that you should be moving around not just staying in the same place. Always try to do something productive with your life because if you are just lazy you will not get anywhere. If you want to have money you have to work hard for it and actually do something to achieve that goal of yours. If you ever help someone out with something you are being proactive because you are doing something useful. CTR people are always being proactive that is why they are all so successful in everything they do.


"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)

Habit 2. Being With the End in mind

                    Knowing that there is an end to something because not everything is forever. Just like relationships some of them don't last but that is okay because that type of stuff happens to us humans. It is important to know that you will find someone else so don't make your life miserable because of that. We will all die at one point in life but if you think about your present and live life happy you will die being a happy spirt and your spirt will go to a wonderful place in heaven there is a lot of space there for you to continue on being happy. Always keep in mind that there is a end to things, which is why we should have the end in mind so that we can remember that it will not last a long time. Think of it this way, say your family that you haven't seen for a while come and visit you for a few days but the end of there visit will happen and they will leave back there home, that is why keep the end in mind. CTR people keep the end in mind so when that time comes they will not be so sad because they know they will see them again soon. Remind yourself that things have to come to an end and you have to understand that. Don't be sad about this, this is something that will happen to all of us at a certain time in life and we just have to learn how to cope with this.
 

    "Organize and execute around priorities." 
 Habit 3. Put First Things first 
               
                    Putting family first is important because they are the only people that will be there for you when you need help. Friends will too but family always comes first. Putting your homework first before doing anything else is a good thing to do so that you won't have to forget about doing it. Putting yourself first is an important thing to do because you matter a lot so always put yourself first and then other things. Your mom puts you first because you are her life, and I'm sure you put her first before anything because you love her.  Don't worry about other things take care of what is important first and then do it.
 

"Think win-win or no deal."
Habit 4. Think win-win 
  
              Always think about winning because if your mind set is focused on that then it will happen.  Winning will bring joy to you and if you are always working hard on something you will win. Hard work always pays off at the end and if you work hard to win then it will happen. Losing is good but nobody likes losing right 


" Diagnose before you prescribe"
Habit 5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood

                        This means that look first to then understand something and then that will be understood. Trying to figure out something isn't so easy which is why you have to listen to someone when they are talking to you and understand why they feel that way. This is good because then you will know how the other person feels. We have to be nice to our friends or to our family members and when they need someone to talk to you should listen to what they have to say because that will mean a lot to them. Understanding other peoples problems is important because then that way you will find a way to help them. Just how when you pray to god you might not hear him but he is listening to what you are saying this is how we should all be with each other we should be able to understand one another. You should be the listener and listen to what someone has to say to you and then find some way to give them advice. Doing this shows that you care about other and that is good because we all need to care about something.
 

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)"
Habit 6. Synergize
 
                              Working in teams is a good thing to do because you will come up with ideas a lot faster and easier. You will only have to think about one thing instead of 3, this benefit you because you will not do a lot of things. Two heads are better than one  that way you can both come up wit something good. This is why in school we mostly do projects as two because if we were to do it alone it would be hard for some of us and for others it wouldn't. Don't challenge yourself and make it harder to come up with ideas.  Most successful people work as teams and they get really far in life because they have each other to help.


Habit 7. Sharpen the saw

                        Volunteering to do good things is a way to sharpen the saw because you are taking care of business. Eating right and  taking care of yourself is another way as well. This will help you grow as a child into an adult, this is good because then you will be more responsible. It also increases your enjoyment because you will always be happy and when you take care of everything that is necessary/ you feel happy.  You are able to handle challenges if you do this, also you will not be overwhelmed with things because you will know how to handle thing by yourself. This will make your spirt a lot better because you are one step ahead of everything and that is a good thing because you will not be bad. Always lean to be a better person because that is a good thing for yourself.  What this means is that you will make yourself a better person and will change your character and make you a ctr person so always choose the right and sharpen the saw to become successful.

Final Reflection: If you do all these seven habits you will be a proactive person. Being proactive is importance because people that are lazy don't get anywhere because they aren't taking care of things but when you are a proactive person your always taking care of things and staying on top of what is necessary. Doing work like reading or doing your chores is being proactive because you are doing something that you have to do. People that just sit around all day and do nothing aren't happy because they aren't taking care of things. Keeping the end in mind is important because not everything is a forever thing, say you are with someone right now sometimes people break up and others don't but if you ever go through this remember it is normal because everyone will experience this. Keep in mind that we will all die but just live your life happy for now and when the time comes you will die happy. The 3rd habit is put first things first, this means you have to do things that are important and then do the res later on. Doing your chores first is important because that is a responsibility you have to do and then after doing that you can do whatever you like. Always put things that are important first that way you won't be worrying about taking care of it. Think win win, if your mind set is focused on winning you will win because you have that in mind. If you are going to have a game and you are saying you won't good in it well then that will happen because you are telling yourself you aren't. Always think about winning and you will win. The 5th habit talks about seek first to understand, then to be understood so always understand someone and then try to help them because if you don't listen to what they are saying you won't be able to help them. Then when you are done listing to them you well be able to help them because you understood what they were telling you. Synergize is about about being able to work in teams this way you can come up with ideas way faster. If you work in teams you won't being doing all the work because the others can too so you can think about your part easier. The 7th habit is sharpen the saw which is to take care of business and do what is necessary. If you do this your spirt will be greater and you will be relieved because you took care of something ahead of time.  Finally if you do all these seven things you will become a better person and you will know how to handle things a lot better.