Seven habits of successful People by Stephen Covey

1. Dr. Jagannath K. Dange
Professor and Chairman
Department of Education
Kuvempu University
Shankaraghatta
Dist: Shimoga, Karnataka
drjkdange@gmail.com
http://jkdange.blogspot.com

2.  By Stephen R. Covey
 Published in 1989
 Interviewed the CEOs of Fortune 500s Top Companies
 246 Weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List
 Over 15 million copies sold

4.  The Seven Habits Move us through Stages
 Dependence(ಅವಲಂಬನೆ): the paradigm under which
we are born, relying upon others to take care of us.
 Independence(ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ಯ): the paradigm under which
we make our decisions and take care of ourselves.
 Interdependence(ಪರಸ್ಪರವವಲಂಬನೆ): the paradigm
under which we cooperate to achieve something that
cannot be achieved independently.

6. The First Three Habits
 Focus on Independence: Celebrate Private
Victories
 Habit 1: Be Proactive
 Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
 Habit 3: Put First Things First

7. Habit 1: Be Proactive- ಪೂರ್ವನಿಯಾಮಕ,
ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ
 proactive vs. reactive when it comes to how
you respond to things.
 When you are reactive(ಪ್ತಿಕ್ರ್ಯವತಮಕ), you
blame other people and circumstances for
obstacles or problems.
 Being proactive(ಜವವಬ್ವಾರಿಯುತ) means taking
responsibility for every aspect of your life.

8.  Reactive: Circle of Concern
 Proactive: Circle of Influence

9. Be proactive
 Take the initiative and make things happen.
 Aggressively seek new ideas and innovations.
 Don’t let a negative environment affect your
behavior and decisions.
 Work on things that you can do something
about.
 If you make a mistake, learn from it.

10. Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind (ಗುರಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ
ಪ್ಾಾರೊಂಭ)
 Create a clear vision of direction and destination to help
in attaining your goal.
 This is about setting long-term goals that will guide your daily
life.
 What do you want in life?
 Where do you want to be? After 5, 10, 15, 20 years
 Dream Big
 Programme your Life
■ “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were
to live forever.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi

11. Habit 3: Put First Things First (ಪಾಥಮ ಆದ್ಯತೆ)
 What the most important thing in your life-At this
moment?
 Identify the key roles that you value in life, and make time
for each of them.
 Continually review and prioritize your goals.
 Busy is not productive!
 Separate important and urgent tasks.
 Say NO to doing unimportant tasks.

13. Don’t waste time-Addictions
Follow to do list…..
Focus Manage
Limit Avoid

14. Next Three Habits
Address Interdependence: public victories
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be
Understood
Habit 6: Synergize

15. Habit 4. Think Win/Win
1. LOSE-WIN
2. WIN-LOSE
3. LOSE-LOSE
4. WIN-WIN
Share Knowledge, support each other
Principle of Mutual Benefit
Make all involved in the decision feel:
 Good about the decision.
 Committed to the plan of action.
 Establishing a win-win agreement helps to create
foundation for an effective, long- term relationship.

16. Covey explains that there are 4 paradigms of human
interaction:
1. Win-Win: Both people win. Agreements or solutions are
mutually beneficial and satisfying to both parties.
2. Win-Lose: "If I win, you lose." Win-Lose people are prone
to use position, power, credentials, and personality to get
their way.
3. Lose-Win: "I lose, you win." Lose-Win people are quick
to please and appease, and seek strength from popularity or
acceptance.
4. Lose-Lose: Both people lose. When two Win-Lose
people get together -- that is, when two, determined,
stubborn, ego-invested individuals interact -- the result will
be Lose-Lose.

17.  "To go for Win-Win, you not only have to be nice, you
have to be courageous." -Stephen Covey
solving for Win-Win, we must consider two factors: Consideration and
courage. Take a look at the following chart:

18.  Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be
understood (ಅಥವಮಾಡಿಕೆ ೊಂಡು ಅರೆಥವಸಿ)
 Learn as much as you can about the situation – “Listen,
listen, listen”.
 Put yourself into other’s shoes- Empathic
listening(ಸಹಾನುಭುತಿ)
 Try to see the problem from the other person’s
perspective.
 Be credible, empathic, and logical
 Giving advice before empathetically understanding
will likely result in rejection of that advice.

19. Habit 6: Synergize(ಕ ಾಢಿಕರಿಸು)
1+1=3 or 100
Celebrate and Value the differences
Principles of mutual trust and Creative
Cooperation
Find ways of working in teams.
Apply effective problem solving.
Apply collaborative decision making.
Build on divergent strengths.
Influence creative collaboration and
innovation

20. Habit 7: Sharpen your saw (ಹರಿತಗೆ ಳಿಸು,
ನಿರೊಂತರ ತಯಾರಿ)
■ Balanced self-renewal
■ Investing yourself
■ Practice/Learn/Teach others/Exercise
Maintenance
■ The physical you: food, water, exercise
■ The mental you: learning and education
■ The social/emotional you: friends and
relationships
■ The spiritual you: beliefs and values
■ Reward: increased energy, clear thinking,
commitment to values, connection to those who
are important to you

21. 7 actions for a successful career
1. Enjoy. Find a job you enjoy, one that doesn’t really feel
like work.
2. Learn. Continue to learn and expand your skill set.
3. Communicate. Develop strong communication skills. The
best work is of little value if you can’t communicate it clearly
and succinctly.
4. Work hard. The harder you work, the better you’ll do.
5. Evolve. Be prepared for changes in your career, and remember
that every change is accompanied by new opportunities.
6. Plan. Figure out what you want to do in your career and
your life.
7. Share. As your experience grows, share your knowledge with
others.
Find a way to give something back to society.

22. Thank You
Dr. Jagannath K. Dange
Professor
Department of Education
Kuvempu University
Shankaraghatta
Dist: Shimoga,
Karnataka
drjkdange@gmail.com
http://jkdange.blogspot.com