It surrounds all the other habits, enabling and encouraging them to grow. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, meaning that valuing other people’s strengths and by teaming with others, we can create a better solution than any one of us alone. When we listen to other people’s ideas and feelings we can better understand others’ perspectives and when we can express our own thoughts and feelings we can connect with others.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Win-Win is based on the assumption that there is plenty for everyone and success follows a cooperative approach more naturally than a confrontation of win-or-lose. This habit is necessary because achievements are largely dependent on working together with others. This is the habit of interpersonal leadership. Covey states that Habit 2 is the mental creation and Habit 3 is the physical creation of those goals. This habit is about organizing and implementing activities in line with the goals you have set in Habit 2. This is the habit of personal management. By focusing on your goals, you will avoid distractions and become more productive and successful.
This is the habit of personal leadership-leading oneself towards your goals by developing the habit of focus and concentration on relevant activities. It is about self-determination, choice, and the power to decide your response to stimulus, conditions, and circumstances. This habit is the ability to control one’s environment, rather than have it control you.
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