Moving Forward - 7 Habits

 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” — Albert Einstein   This stood out to me. I can see the wisdom in this. I know that many times the significant problems we face may not even be what we created but I feel that it can be taken in the same context. If we are staying static in a problem we are going to keep thinking the same. Put some work into the issue. Involve the Lord and he will give you new insights (from Him) that will bring a new thinking. 

The habits that have the most meaning for me, or at least stood out to me the most at this time, are the ones that are on the "public victory" part. Habit 4 – Think win/win. Habit 5 – Seek first to understand . . Then to be understood. Habit 6 – Synergize. 

In Think win/win I have found that I need to work on that. We, as a human race, seem to play victims and don't go into discussions as working together. "A frame of mind and heart constantly seeking mutual benefit in business and personal transactions. All parties feel good about decisions and commit to the plan." I think that is the best way to handle anything really. If we help each other in coming up with a solution having a common goal, then discussions are more productive. Everyone walks away happier with the interaction.

In Seek first to understand . . . Then to be understood I feel that I do pretty good with this one, however, sometimes I need to go into something with that thought in mind. Sometimes, I get heated about a topic and can be one-sided if I don't think ahead of time to try to understand first. I just had a meeting where I had to reign back. There were going to be changes for an event that I wasn't sure I was going to like and was ready to fight for the original way. I ended up just sitting there and listening to what they had to say and most of the changes they wanted to make actually made sense and I ended up being all for it except one thing. That would've been not as productive if I went in not wanting to listen. 

In Synergize I felt like it went with the previous habit. When I went in to the meeting and realizing that I needed to be open to new ideas I was able to accept what needed to be changed and they accepted what I wasn't willing to budge on. Because we were all willing to talk about what needed to be changed and what could still stay the same, we were able to come up with a new plan and were excited about those choices. When people work together and each bring their ideas and are willing to listen to others ideas, the result can bring that excitement and things can move forward with energy instead of contention. 

The 7 Habits will help me in my life because they give me a process in which to follow. I am able to work on things personally and then when I am good with myself, taking that energy to the next three habits. I can be a positive help to those I come in contact with. That works in my personal life, church, and professionally. Each habit helps me to learn and to grow within myself and outward. It's having a growth mindset. Willing to stretch and bend.

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"Happiness can be defined as the fruit of the ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually. True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon." This made me think of Elder Bednar and his book "Increase In Learning" which was based off a talk he gave years earlier. It was basically meaning that we need to be agents unto ourselves. We can't sit back and let things happen to us to have a testimony. We have to do the work for ourselves. This ties in to the quote which is to be agents unto our own happiness. We have to put the work into things to get the rewards. 

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