A summary of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ by Stephen Covey.

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This book preaches the benefits of โ€˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒโ€™.

Independent people who work well with others produce greater results than working alone.

This is the nature of the world.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ: ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ

You are the architect of your life and you have the gift of self-awareness.

Between stimulus and response, we have the freedom to choose.
Proactive people recognize their responsibility to make things happen.

They are value-driven.

They are able to subordinate an impulse to a value.
Each of us has a ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป and a ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Proactive people focus on their circle of influence.

As a result, their circle of influence expands.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ

Start with a clear understanding of your destination.

Know where youโ€™re going so that you better understand your journey.
Itโ€™s easy to get caught up being busy doing things that will not lead you to where you want to go.
Create a personal mission statement.

Let it focus on what you want to do, what you want to be, and the values on which these things are based.
Figure out what your values and principles are.

Live your life in harmony with those values and principles.
Visualize your funeral.

What would you want people to say about you?

The answer to this question will help you figure out your values.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ: ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜

Urgent tasks will need to be attended to.

But aim to maximize the time you spend doing things that are Important, but Not Urgent.
Organize your life at a weekly level.

Figure out the roles you play in life (spouse, employee, friend etc.)

Determine goals for each of the roles and schedule them into your weekly calendar.

Review your schedule each morning and make changes wherever needed.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฐ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป

Win-Win is a frame of mind that constantly seeks mutual benefits in all human interactions.
With a win-win solution, all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the action plan.
There is plenty for everybody.

Train yourself to have an abundance mindset.

One personโ€™s success is not achieved at the expense of the success of others.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ

Learn to listen empathetically.

Get inside the other personโ€™s frame of reference.

Understand their world.

Understand how they feel.
Most of us donโ€™t listen with the intent to understand.

We listen with the intent to reply.
When we deeply understand each other,

We open the door to creative solutions and third alternatives.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ

Learn to understand and value the differences in other peoplesโ€™ perspectives.

This can uncover synergies that allow the whole to be greater than the sum of its parts.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ: ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜„

To be truly effective, we must spend time renewing ourselves physically, spiritually, mentally, and socially.
Exercise. Maintain a good diet. Meditate. Read. Journal.

Have an abundance mentality.

Spend time with people you value.

Help others realize their potential.
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