No-win situation

with the end in mind, putting first things first, thinking win-win, seeking first to understand, than to be understood, synergy, and sharpening the saw. All of these habits illustrate essential perspectives on life. The author emphasizes this because, in order to alternate our…

set clear goals for themselves. .The third habit, Sean discusses is putting first things first. Putting first things first taught me how to manage my time. The next habit is Habit 4: Think Win Win. Thinking win win has taught me and many other teens how we can situations so that both parties of the situation will benefit. The fifth habit…

Question 1: I do not believe that all conflict is negative. Conflict can be negative when it comes to events like personal issues or disagreements on a I-Thou level. But then there are conflicts that can be constructive and have positive win-win outcomes, such as on a business level. Conflicts can help people understand the others values and their standing point. They can also help resolve problems or issues that is currently being faced. The four different responses to conflict are: exit,…

The 7 habits of highly effective people written by Stephen R. Covey focuses on changing ones self to a more successful person when it comes to relationships. Convey himself recounts times where he used certain habits to gain something. Throughout the book 7 habits are discussed and each of these habits reveal a deeper truth to an everyday life. The first habit discussed is “Be proactive”. In this section Convey tells the story of a man named Victor Frankl, he was a psychiatrist, a jew, and…

first he did not realized it and I was not sure how to approach of the situation. The problem is that I love black American movies and he does not. Most likely I use what (Adler &Proctor) states, “at time like this, you may need temporarily remove yourself from the situation so you don’t say or do something you’ll later regret” (369). However win-win situation sometimes does not work very well. I could not handle the situation for too long , so eventually my mood changed and I let him pick…

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change In order to succeed at reaching goals, one must be effective and change from within, this is what Covey wants to portray in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. There are several books that discuss effectiveness; however, this book in specific is not only giving you tips on how to be more efficient at work, but also in other aspects of your life. The importance of this books lies in the fact that…

worksheet, I had a lot of situations that relates to win- lose and lose- win attitude which I could have easily changed to a win- win situation, but I didn’t If I keep on doing this I will loose all my friends, my peers, and my family’s attention, trust, and eventually I will lose them too.…

4-Think win-win, Habit 5-Seek first to understand then to be understood, Habit 6-Synergize, and finally Habit 7-Sharpen the saw. The purpose of Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is to help teens like me go through some of the hardest years of our life. There will be many times when you get so angry at your parents and you say some…

myself a reactive person at times. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has given me some ideas to make myself proactive. I know that throughout my life I will face some difficult ad trying situations. I want to think about my response to a situation before I react to it. When faced with a bad situation I need to react in a proactive way. I also need to take initiative in my life. There are too many times when I am waiting on someone else’s move before I make my own. I need to step up and…

think this approach will be really what I need, I have put myself other people’s shoes if I am going to help them better. Win-win approach also is useful in daily life routine, like just last week my friend and I had a situation where we wanted to do different things and he was upset that he was being forced to cancel his plans. So we sat together and tried to find a win-win formula. And we came with a different plan and first he helped with my project so we could finish it early and go with his…