Video – Memorize the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in Less Than 5 Minutes
The memorization of the 7 Habits is 2:53 into the video. Each of the 7 Habits, their mnemonic device and a short summary of the habit are listed below.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Number 1 – Be Proactive (Pro Football Player)
Taking the initiative. You are not living reactively, but are taking a proactive stance in your life.
Number 2 – Begin with the End in Mind (End Zone)
The End is really your goal or your goals. Effectiveness is not just a matter of reaching a goal but rather of achieving the right goal. Imagine yourself sitting in the back of the room at your funeral, and what people could honestly say about you based on the way you are now. Do you like what you hear? Is that how you want to be remembered? If not, change it.
Number 3 – Do First Things First (First Place Blue Ribbon)
This means to focus on your most important priorities, your top priorities. This doesn’t always mean urgent. The phone is ringing, and picking it up might seem urgent, but the caller is not always important. It could be a telemarketer. Focus on your top priorities.
Number 4 – Think Win Win (Two Hands Clasp Together in Victory)
In personal, business or other relationships, exercise “interpersonal leadership” to make both parties winners. Two wins make everyone better off; two losses hurts everyone. A win/lose relationship creates a victor and leaves someone injured. Think Win Win.
Number 5 – Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Sherlock Homes Seeking to Understand the Football Game)
Communication is a two-way street. To develop win/win relationships, find out what the other parties want, and what winning means to them. Try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes.
Number 6 – Synergize (Energizer Bunnies)
Cooperation multiplies the power of one. In fact, “creative cooperation” may yield a force greater than the sum of the parts. The buzzword to describe this kind of relationship is “synergy,” which means bringing together a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts.
Number 7 – Sharpen the Saw (A Big Energizer Bunny with a Saw in a Pencil Sharpener)
There’s an old story about a man sawing a log. The work is going slowly and the man is exhausted. The more he saws, the less he cuts. A passerby watches for a while and suggests that the man take a break to sharpen the saw. But the man says he can’t stop to sharpen the saw because he is too busy sawing! A dull saw makes the work tiresome, tedious and unproductive. Highly effective people take the time they need to sharpen their tools, which are, in fact, their bodies, souls, mind and hearts. It’s time for “self-renewal.”
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Source: http://www.selfgrowth.com/blog/seven_habits_highly_effective_people.html




David-
The video on Covey’s book was excellent!
I have read the book, and I follow the seven habits most of the time.
I am still working on sitting in the back of the room at my funeral.
But your mnemonic is a perfect tool to jog the memory.
I think I’ll pull out the Seven Habits…of People and reread some parts.
Thanks
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