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Introduction to the 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students

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Introductory Questions

What is your name? Where are you from? What is one of your hobbies? What are your expectations from this
program?

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Challenges

What are the biggest challenges you face as a student?

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How to Get the Most from this Program

Learn it Live it Give it

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The Four Concepts

Concept 1Effective habits are based on

true principles.

Concept 2Effective habits bring positive

results.

Concept 3Paradigms change habits. Concept 4The 7 Habits lead to success.

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Principles

Principles are natural laws or fundamental truths.

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Knowledge, Skill, Desire

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Paradigm

A paradigm is the way an individual perceives, understands, and interprets the surrounding world a mental map.
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See-Do-Get See

Do

Get
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Maturity Continuum
Sharpen the Saw 7

INTERDEPENDENCE
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 5

Victory

Synergize Public 6

Think Win-Win 4

INDEPENDENCE
3 Put First Things First 1 Victory Be Proactive

Private

2 Begin with the End in Mind

DEPENDENCE

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Habit 1

Habit 1
Be Proactive
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Habit 1: See-Do-Get

I am responsible for my choices.

See

Do

I am in control.
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I choose to act, not react.

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Key Questions

What is proactivity and reactivity? How can I gain more control over my life?

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Stimulus-Response

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Stimulus-Response

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Stimulus-Response

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Proactive People

Stop and PauseUnderstand why you feel

the way you do.

ThinkMake decisions based on your

principles and beliefs.

DoAct upon your proactive choice.

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Control

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Expanding Your Influence

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Habit 2

Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind

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Habit 2: See-Do-Get

I visualize results.
See

I live according to my Get mission.

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I have a mission statement that documents my purpose in life.

Do

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Key Questions

Why is it important to have a plan? How do I create a Personal Mission

Statement ?

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Quote

What lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within us and ahead of us.
Anonymous

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Discover Yourself!
What are three dreams? What kind of career would I like to have? What kind of skills do I need to achieve my dreams and

have the career I desire? What kind of education or educational experiences do I need to have to achieve my dreams and have the career I desire? What are my greatest interests? What do I hope to achieve in five years? What are all of the intangible things I value? (for example, strong relationships, success, good health, honesty, etc.)? What are the five intangible things I value most?
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Mission Statements

Represent the best within you. Are the fulfillment of your unique gifts
and capacity to contribute.

Deal with values and vision. Are written to inspire you, not to
impress anyone else.

Describe who you want to be.

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Habit 3

Habit 3 PutFirst Things First First Things First Put

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Habit 3: See-Do-Get

I focus on whats See important.

Do

I achieve my goals.
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I plan my time according to my priorities.

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Key Questions

Which activities support what matters

most to me?

How do I stay focused on what matters

most?

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Life Management Quadrants

Study for tomorrows exam. Pay overdue cell-phone bill. Go on a date with a friend. Work on an essay due in 30 days.

Work on project due today.

Visit a roommate or family member who has been in in an accident.

Call home.
Visit with academic advisor.

Engage in idle conversations. Respond to all instant messages. Respond to all phone calls.

Engage in too much TV, Web surfing or video games. Engage in timewasters. Become absorbed in escape activities. Procrastinate.

Spend time on trivial questions.

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The Bermuda Triangle of Time

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Saying Yes and No

Yes

No
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Goal Definition

goal n 1: the object to which effort or ambition is directed; the destination of a journey
Oxford English Dictionary

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Keys to Achieving Your Goals

1. Create goals based on your values.

2. Write down your goals.

3. Give your goals deadlines.

4. Break down your goals into

manageable tasks.

5. Schedule your tasks in your planner.

6. Commit daily to achieving these tasks.
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Sample Goal Planning

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Planning Your Tasks

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Public Victory

Public Victory

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Reteach

Person 1 Person 2 Person 3

Review one key point from Foundational Principles Review Habit 1 Review Habit 2 Review Habit 3
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Person 4

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Habit 4

Habit 4 Think Win-Win Think Win-Win

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Habit 4: See-Do-Get

I get better results by cooperating See rather than competing.

Do

I have more trusting Get relationships.

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I persist in looking for win-win outcomes.

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Key Questions

How do I balance my needs against

someone elses needs?

What choices help me create win-win

situations?

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Four Paradigms

Win-Lose Lose-Win Lose-Lose Win-Win

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Habit 5

Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

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Habit 5: See-Do-Get

If I listen to understand, Ill See be understood.

Do

I gain stronger Get relationships.

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I use Empathic Listening skills.

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Key Questions

What barriers affect communication? How does Empathic Listening strengthen

communication?

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Common Barriers to Listening

It is hard to listen if:

Youre worried about problems. You listen faster than people speak. Youre tired or bored. Youre thinking about what youre going to
say back to the other person.

Youre distracted.
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How You Communicate

Words you use

How you say words/ sounds you make

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Nonverbals/ body language

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Levels of Listening

Ignoring Pretend listening Selective listening Attentive listening Empathic Listening

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Steps to Empathic Listening

1. Listen with you eyes, heart, and ears. 2. Stand in the other persons shoes. 3. Practice mirroring.

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Habit 6

Habit 6 Synergize

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Habit 6: See-Do-Get

I value differences in others.

See

I achieve better results.

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Do

Get

I seek the Third Alternative.

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Key Questions

What does synergy mean? What are the advantages of valuing

differences?

How do I achieve synergy?

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Synergy Practice Rules

Write down all of the 10 body parts

that have only three letters in their name.

No crude answers allowed. No partial words allowed.

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Synergy
Synergy is when two or more people:

Produce more together than the sum

of what they could produce separately.

Use their differences to produce

something that neither one could have produced alone.

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Synergy Model

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People Who Value Differences

Act as role models. Act with courage and consideration. Do not prejudge others. Discuss conflicts privately with the person or persons involved. Are direct and honest. Desire success for others. Have a strong self-image. Enjoy the rewards of hard work. Make sure their words and actions show respect for all team members. Listen to understand.
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Getting to Synergy Action Plan

Define the Problem or Opportunity Their Way

(Seek first to understand the ideas of others.)

My Way
(Seek to be understood by sharing your ideas.)

Brainstorm
(Create new options and ideas.)

High Way
(Find the best solution.)
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Habit 7 Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw Sharpen the Saw

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Habit 7: See-Do-Get

I continually improve as I take time See for myself.

Do

I am recharged.
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Get

I set and achieve goals and plan time for myself.

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Key Questions

How do I Sharpen the Saw? How well do I Live the 7 Habits?

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Four Dimensions

Body Heart

Mind Soul

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Invest in Yourself!
The single most powerful investment we can ever make in life is investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.
Stephen R. Covey

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