7 Habits of Highly Effective People Flashcards
How is character ethic different from personality ethic?
Covey
Character ethic-People who are honest, sincere, ethical, have integrity, and humility.
Personality ethic-Success is a function of personality. Image is everything. Example would be to smile and be friendly! But this includes deception and manipulation so Covey didn’t like this.
What is a paradigm and a paradigm shift.
Covey
Paradigm- How you view the world.
Paradigm shift- How your view of the world has shifted.
How does Covey define a habit?
Covey
The intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.
What is the P/PC balance?
Covey
The pattern for effectiveness
Production / Production capability
What are the 3 kinds of assets?
Covey
Physical, financial, and human.
What is the parable of the goose and the golden egg?
Covey
It’s a parable about balance and greed.
What is Covey’s habit #1?
Covey
Be proactive.
What is a social mirror?
Covey
We have an opinion of ourselves based on what we see in other people’s eyes.
The way we see ourselves based on current social paradigms, opinions, and perceptions of the people around us
Who is VIktor Frankel and what did he conclude while in a prison camp.
Covey
Jewish Psychologist in in concentration camp.
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
What does Covey conclude about stimulus and response?
Covey
Between stimulus and response there is space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
What are the 2 key components of proactivity?
Covey
Initiative and responsibility
(Recognize your responsibility to make things happen and
Where does the freedom to choose exist?
Covey
Between stimulus and reaction.
