10 Habits of Highly Effective People With Karen Harrison K. Harrison & Associates.

10 Habits of Highly Effective People

With

Karen Harrison

K. Harrison & Associates

There has been analarming increase in the number of things I

know nothing about!

The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery thathuman beings, by changing theinner attitudes of their minds, canchange the outer aspects of theirlives.

William James

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not anact but a habit.

Aristotle

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 1: They are proactive

Choice not chancedetermines destiny

Luck is what happens whenpreparation meets opportunity

Elmer Letterman

“I believe that we are solelyresponsible for our choices,and we have to accept theconsequences of every deed,word, and thought throughoutour lifetime.”

Elizabeth Kúbler-Ross, B. 1926

Reactive LanguageThere’s nothing I can do.

That’s just the way I am.

He makes me so mad.

They won’t allow that.

I have to do that.

I can’t.

I must.

I should.

If only.

Proactive Language

Let’s look at our alternatives.

I can choose a different approach.

I control my own feelings.

I can create an effective presentation.

I will choose an appropriate response.

I choose.

I prefer.

I will.

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 2: They set goals and put thought into action.

Ready Fire Aim

Have you ever noticed thatwhat tires us most in life

is never what we’re doing, but the thought of what we haven’t done yet?

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 3: They creatively visualize.

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 4: They often stretch

their comfort zones.

Comfort Zone

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Set Point

RISK

“You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”

“If I had to live my life over again, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time.”

Nadine Stair

“A great pleasure in life is doingwhat people say you cannot do.”

Walter Gagehot

“It is easier to get forgivenessthan it is to secure permission.”

Jesuit principle

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 5: They have high self-concept & self-esteem.

It is not what you arethat holds you back – it’s what you think you are not.

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 6: They engage in positive self-talk.

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 7: They surround themselves with winners and are a positive force

for others.

The greatest need of every human being is the need forAPPRECIATION.

Adapted from William James

“A pat on the back is only afew vertebrae from a kick inthe pants, but miles ahead inresults.”

V. Wilcox

Five Deposits and Five Withdrawals

• Kindness vs. Unkindness

• Keeping promises vs. Breaking promises

• Loyalty vs. Duplicity

• Apologies vs. Pride

When you’re a positive force, it comes back and pays dividends.

What goes around, comes around.

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 8: They have an abundance mentality.

The Abundance Mentality results in sharing of prestige, of recognition, of profits, of decision making. It opens possibilities, options, alternatives and creativity.

Steven Covey

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 9: They are focused and persistent.

IT IS OKAY TO FAIL;

IT IS NOT OKAY TO GIVE UP!

10 Habits of HighlyEffective People

Habit 10: They maintain a balanced lifestyleand have a sense of humour.

Work vs. Play

1975 2000

Worked20%

Leisure Time

32%

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Rules for Guaranteed Stress Generation

1. Be a perfectionist – never compromise2. Harbour inflexible idealism.3. Never delegate.4. Be sure to please everyone5. Always say “YES”.6. Never take time for yourself.7. Motto: “Everyone else comes first”.8. Get emotionally involved in everything you do.9. Never make mistakes.10. Do not rest until you are done!

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff -

It’s All Small Stuff.

Change is an inside job.

Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your presentation,I am still confused but at a higher level.

Enrico Ferme

Nobel Prize Laureate

Personal Mission Statement:

“I want to be the kind of person my dog already thinks I am.”