Motivation Drive

Introduction Habit Seven of Stephen R Covey’s seven habits of highly effective people is “Sharpen the Saw”. According to Stephen R Covey, we must take a sufficient amount of time to refresh and rejuvenate the four dimensions of our nature. These four dimensions of our nature are physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional. We must regularly spend time and invest our resources to reap the dividends on a continual basis. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Lincoln understood the importance of “Sharpen the Saw” and became president of the United States. We can call this habit “Self Care Habit” because this habit increases our awareness of ourselves. By taking 30-60 minutes out of our schedule to sharpen our metaphorical saw, we can achieve maximum productivity in the rest of the waking hours. This habit increases our competency which in turn increases our influence on the outer world. If anyone says...

Introduction Habit five of Stephen R Covey’s seven habits of highly effective people is “Seek first to understand, then to be understood”. This is our first step to achieve the result of the fourth habit “Think Win-Win” . Most often people used to think about their own benefit but there are very few people who think about other’s benefit. Even if the other person does not think about a Win-Win, we must seek to understand what the other person wants from the given situation. This attitude will help us to cooperatively deal with any situation or conflict. Covey stress upon understanding the root cause of any conflict and then taking action accordingly rather than looking for quick fixes. Let us delve deeper into the basics of this Habit. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood There are four types of basic communication that humans use and these are: a) Reading, b) Speaking, c) Writing, and d) Listening. People spend multiple years building their reading, speaking, and ...

Introduction Habit 4 of Stephen R. Covey’s "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is "Think Win-Win". When one side benefits more from the transaction as compared to another side then it is known as a Win-Lose Situation. In the short run, the winner might feel good but in long term, it breeds distrust and resentment. We already realized the importance of starting early and taking 100% responsibility for ourselves through Habit 1: Be Proactive. Then we understood the importance of setting a goal and truly feeling it through Habit 2: Begin with End in Mind. Thereafter we observed the importance of setting priorities in our life through Habit 3: Putting first things first. Now we come to a point where it’s become important to understand the disadvantages of becoming selfish for our own goals. We must help others to achieve their goals in order to achieve our own goals. Let’s further explore Habit 4: Think Win-Win through 6 paradigms of human interaction. 6 paradigm...

Introduction The Habit 2 of Stephen R. Covey’s ‘ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People " is "Begin with the end in mind". This habit can be understood with a very simple example of destination. We must have a clear cut idea of our destination during any travel as what will be the purpose of travelling if there is no clarity of destination. We can plan to reach faster to our destination only when we have clarity. Hence beginning with the end in mind refers to starting things off with clear cut idea of final destination so that best possible tactics can be applied to catalyse our success. This habit also helps us to clearly visualise our goals which eventually increases the chances of our success. Stephen Covey said that things are created twice, the first is when our mind built its mental picture and second time in our physical reality. Begin with the End in Mind is a best method to visualise our goal before it become reality. Step by Step Process This habit of starting...

Introduction The Habit 1 of Stephen R. Covey’s ‘ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People " is "Be Proactive". The book of Stephen Covey was published in 1989 but all those habits suggested at that time are still very relevant for all of us. Times Magazine suggested it as one of "The 25 Most influential Business Management Books". Whether you are a business magnate, employee or a fresh pass out, this book is very important for you. People who follow 7 Habits of Highly Effective People are not reactive but they respond to every situation they face. They are also very proactive and invest their time and energy to learn new things. In this article, we will know more about "Habit 1: Be Proactive".  Watch this video to know more about secrets of success from Srimad Bhagavad Gita: Proactive people focus on their circle of influence rather than the circle of concern. Circle of influence deals with own attitude, education, problems and work efficiency but reac...

Introduction Stephen R. Covey’s book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is a self-help book in which he suggests habits that we should develop for self-improvement. In the opinion of Stephen Covey, our perceptions decide the way we see the world. Therefore, if we want to change a given situation, we need to change ourselves. And to change ourselves, we need to change our perceptions. These 7 Habits help everyone including individuals who have achieved outward success but still struggle with an inner need to develop their personal effectiveness and growing healthy relationships with other people. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 1. Be Proactive: The first habit of the 7 habits of highly effective people is to be proactive. He opines that the inherent ability of humans to examine our character, choose our attitude towards our situations, and control over our effectiveness makes us different from animals. Proactive people recognize their responsibility. Stephen Covey de...