date: {{date}} ### Habit 1: Be Proactive **Reflective Questions:** - How do you take responsibility for your actions and reactions? - When faced with a challenging situation, do you focus on what you can control? - Can you recall a recent instance where you chose a proactive response over a reactive one? **Prompts:** - List three areas of your life where you often react impulsively. How can you change this? - Write about a time when being proactive led to a positive outcome. ### Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind **Reflective Questions:** - What is your personal mission statement? How does it guide your daily actions? - Do your long-term goals align with your daily activities? - How do you envision your ideal future? What steps are you taking today to achieve it? **Prompts:** - Draft a personal mission statement or revise an existing one. - Describe your vision for success in your personal and professional life. ### Habit 3: Put First Things First **Reflective Questions:** - What are your most important priorities? How do you ensure they come first? - How do you manage distractions and focus on high-impact activities? - Reflect on a week where you successfully prioritized your most important tasks. What was different? **Prompts:** - Create a weekly schedule that prioritizes your most important goals. - Write about a time when you managed to avoid distractions and focus on a critical task. ### Habit 4: Think Win-Win **Reflective Questions:** - How do you approach negotiations and conflicts to ensure mutual benefit? - Can you identify a recent situation where you achieved a win-win outcome? - How do you balance your needs with the needs of others? **Prompts:** - Describe a situation where you turned a potential conflict into a win-win. - List ways you can foster a win-win mentality in your workplace or personal life. ### Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood **Reflective Questions:** - How often do you practice active listening in your conversations? - Can you recall a time when understanding someone else's perspective changed the outcome of a discussion? - How do you ensure you understand before seeking to be understood? **Prompts:** - Write about an experience where active listening led to a better understanding and resolution. - Practice listening without interrupting and note the impact on your communication. ### Habit 6: Synergize **Reflective Questions:** - How do you leverage diverse perspectives to achieve better results? - Can you think of a project where teamwork and synergy led to exceptional results? - How do you encourage collaboration and creativity in your team? **Prompts:** - Describe a successful collaboration experience. What made it effective? - List strategies to promote synergy in your personal or professional life. ### Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw **Reflective Questions:** - How do you balance physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual renewal in your life? - When was the last time you invested in personal growth or self-care? - How do you ensure continuous improvement in your skills and knowledge? **Prompts:** - Create a personal development plan that includes activities for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual renewal. - Reflect on a time when investing in self-care or learning made a significant difference in your effectiveness. ### Focus and Goal Setting for the Next 3 Months **Reflective Questions:** - Which 1-3 habits do you think will have the most significant impact on your personal and professional life in the next three months? - Why did you choose these habits? How do they align with your current goals and challenges? Now it's time to set goals that will lead you to better habits. **Setting Personal Goals:** 1. **Habit:** replace by your chosen habit - **Goal:** replace by your goal - **Example:** Wake up at 6 AM daily, meditate for 10 minutes, and plan the day’s tasks before breakfast. 2. **Habit:** replace by your chosen habit - **Goal:** replace by your goal - **Example:** Use a task management system to categorize tasks by importance and urgency, ensuring at least one high-impact task is completed each day. 3. **Habit:** replace by your chosen habit - **Goal:** replace by your goal - **Example:** Dedicate one hour each weekend to a new hobby or skill, and commit to a daily 30-minute exercise routine. **Prompts:** - Create a timeline and action plan for each goal, including potential obstacles and strategies to overcome them. - At the end of each month or quarter, review your progress and adjust your plan as needed to stay on track. Book a recurring 1h slot on your calendar NOW.