Habit 1 Flashcards
What is Habit 1?
Be Proactive. This is the habit of personal responsibility. It allows you to have more control over life.
Common Paradigm: You’re responsible…
You’re responsible for my happiness.
Highly Effective Paradigm: I am…
I am responsible for my happiness.
Habit 1 Practice: Pause…
Pause before you respond
Habit 1 Practice: Use…
Use proactive language
Habit 1 Practice: Focus on…
Focus on your Circle of Influence
There is a space…
…between Stimulus (what happens to you, life circumstances, people’s words) and Response.
How can you carry your own weather?
You choose your response to life’s happenings, so your happiness is not controlled by anyone but you.
Reactive languages releases…
Reactive languages releases stress-producing hormones and neurotransmitters in your brain, damaging your ability to think and make decisions.
Proactive language has a…
Proactive language has a positive impact on brain chemistry, causing you to think and feel better.
What is the Circle of Concern?
Things you think about and worry about but over which you have zero control. There’s nothing you can do about those things–weather, traffic, world peace, etc.
What is the Circle of Influence?
Focusing on what we can do and can influence. We can view this with any problem home or work.
