“Be Proactive” is about taking responsibility for your reaction to your experiences, and to taking the initiative to respond positively to improve the situation.

Habit 1: Be Proactive

“Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood” is about using empathetic listening to genuinely understand a person. This, in turn, compels them to reciprocate and take an open mind to be influenced by you.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 

“Put First Things First”, talks about the difference between leadership and management. Ths habit distinguishes between what is important and what is urgent. Priority should be given in the following order:

Habit 3: Put First Things First 

“Synergize!” is about combining the strengths of people through positive teamwork, to achieve goals that no one could have done alone.

Habit 6: Synergize 

“Sharpen the Saw” is about continuous improvement in the personal and interpersonal spheres of influence.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

“Begin with the End in Mind” is about envisioning what you want in the future so you can work and plan towards it.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

"Think Win/Win” is about a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation had gotten their way.

Habit 6: Synergize

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