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  Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Put first things first Think “win-win” Seek first to understand, then to be understood Synergize Sharpen the saw if you want to keep sawing What on earth do these mean? Read on to find out. Be proactive In this chapter, Covey says that many people are reactive (they allow external circumstances to dictate their behaviour), instead of proactive (taking responsibility for their decisions and behaviour). Instead of blaming the world for your problems, or letting the actions of others, or even bad weather, dictate your mood, you can be a more effective person by focussing on the things that you can actually do something about (your Circle of Influence) and not concern yourself with things you can’t change or influence. 2. Begin with the end in mind Covey says that when you take an action, you actually do it twice. The first time is when you imagine doing it, and then again when you actually do it in real life. He uses the example of building a ...

To p 10 lesson learned from book “The Little Book of Yes” 1. Giving     Giving to others is the first step to getting what you want. Get into the habit of asking, “Who can I help?” rather than “Who can help me. 2. Exchanging    Exchanging is the process of giving and receiving between people in such a way that everyone benefits. Look for ways to pay favors forward. If a colleague appreciates your help, ask if they could pass their help on to someone else in your team or network. 3. Pausing    Emotion affects all our interactions so take a moment to check in with yourself before attempting to influence others. Ask yourself: “What state of mind am I in right now?” If it is an unhelpful one, then pause to let those feelings subside. • If you're an over-thinker... • If you're a procrastinator... • If you're indecisive... • If you can't choose from the options... • If you can't optimize your decision... You should learn how to make better decisions. 4. Comp...

Top 7 lesson learned from book - Smarter Faster Better 1. The Secret to Setting and Achieving Goals Commit to both big ambitious goals that seem out of reach and smaller easily achievable goals. This will trigger motivation, ingenuity, and productivity, and allow you to discover potential you didn’t even know you were capable of. 2. The Secret to Generating Motivation Make a choice that puts you in control. Figure out how a task is connected to something you care about. Explain to yourself why this chore will help you get closer to a meaningful goal and why this matters. 3. The Secret to Staying Focused Tell yourself stories and narrate your life. Telling yourself a story about what you expect to happen gives you tools you need to decide where your focus should go when your plan happens in real life. 5. The Secret to Making Better Decisions Decision making relies on the ability to focus on success and failure. To make better decisions, focus on failure and why it occurs. This will allo...

  Top 10 Lessons learned from book - "Atlas of the Heart" 1. Places We Go When Things Are Uncertain Vulnerability is the emotion that we experience during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage. 2. Be Like Everyone Else, but Better When we compare, we want to be the best or have the best of our group. The comparison mandate becomes this crushing paradox of “Fit in and stand out!” It’s not be yourself and respect others for being authentic, it’s “Fit in, but win.” 3. Places We Go When Things Don’t Go as Planned Disappointments may be like paper cuts, but if those cuts are deep enough they can leave us seriously wounded. exercise in vulnerability helps us maintain meaningful connection with ourselves and others. 4. Places We Go When We’re Hurting Hope is a function of struggle—we develop hope not during the easy or comfortable times, but through adversity and discomfort.  Hope is forged when our go...

  📎  Top 10 Lessons learned From the Book- "Outliers" ✔️ 1. We do a mistake if we cling to the idea that success is a simple function of individual merit. ✔️  2. Achievement = Talent + Practice / Preparation. What is difficult to acquire is the consistency needed to be successful. That comes purely from your love of your craft. ✔️  3. Approx 10,000 Hours of practice is required to be a world class expert in anything. It can take roughly 10 years to put in 10,000 hours of practice. So, think before you take a jump, instead of getting excited with initial success. ✔️  4. 10,000 hours is an enormous amount of time. You can't do it all alone. You will need a lot of encouragement and support. ✔️  5. IQ matters but only up to a point. Beyond that, its your attitude. Just like basketball, height matters but that's just up to a point. ✔️  6. No one make it alone. No one. Everyone needs guidance and support at the right age. Good parenting and a great environm...

  Top 12 Lessons learned From Book: “12 Rules For Life“ 1 - Stand up straight with your shoulders back  The poor and stressed always die first, and in greater numbers. They are also much more susceptible to non-Infectious diseases. When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia. 2  -  Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping  People are better at properly administering prescription medication to their pets than to themselves. Consider your future and think, ‘what might my life look like if I were caring for my self properly? 3 - Make friends with people who want the best for you.  Friendship is a reciprocal arrangement, you are not morally obliged to support someone who is making the world a worse place. Quite the opposite, you should choose people who want things to be better, not worse. 4  -  Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today  You’ve got s...