The final post in this series is now available. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is a book that can guide you through challenges and it is helpful to keep it near.
1️⃣ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Part One: Paradigms and Principles
2️⃣ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Part two: Private Victory
3️⃣ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Part three: Public Victory
“You can’t talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.”
Real self-respect comes from dominion over self, from true independence. And that’s the focus on Habits 1,2 and 3. Independence is an achievement. Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make. Unless we are willing to achieve real independence, it’s foolish to try to develop human relations skills. We might try. But when the difficult times come, and they will, we won’t have the foundation to keep things together.
In this article, we will cover the first three habits, part of the Private Victory: be proactive, begin with the end in mind, and put first things first. The first post from this series contains details about Paradigms and Principles. So, let’s get started!
Almost all the literature in the first 150 years or so focused on what could be called the Character Ethic as the foundation of success – things like integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, modesty, and the Golden Rule.
Character Ethics taught that there are basic principles of effective living and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.
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