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Habit 1 says,
“you‘re the creator. You are in charge.”
Habit 2 is
the first or mental creation- to envision, to see the potential. [P146]

Habit 3, then, is
the second creation,
the physical creation,
practicing effective self-management. [P147]

The 4^th human endowment,
independent will,
makes effective self-management possible.
Independent will is to be a function of your values
rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment.
Independent will
is the power to act with integrity to your proactive first creation. [P147-149]

New generation of time management:
organize and execute around priorities;
deal with things that are not urgent but important
- long time investment in productivity capacity;
e.g. building relationships, writing a personal mission statement, exercising, preparation, … [P149-158]

The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.”
Even the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best.
Learn to say “no”, with a genuine smile, to the unimportant. [P156-158]

Moving to IMPORTANT but NOT URGENT:
Balance: success in one area can NOT compensate for failure in other areas of life.
Focus on Prevention: not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
People Dimension: think of efficiency in dealing with time, effectiveness in dealing with people.
Flexibility: your planning tool should be your servant, never your master.
Portability: important data is always within reach. [P160-162]

Becoming a Self-Manager:
1, Identifying Roles;
2, Selecting Goals;
3, Scheduling;
4, Daily Adapting. [P162-168]

Stewardship Delegation
means a job with a trust.
“Trust in the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people.”
[P173-179]

Every one deals with fundamentally important things that, if done on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive different in our lives.

[Personal notes from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People –Stephen R. Covey]

[picture taken in Causeway Bay, HK, 2007]

Being concrete takes courage.
You may offense someone by making your point too clear.
Clear ideas are not acceptable to everyone simply because

people have different ideas!

People have their own standpoint toward things!

For that reason,
most people are trying so [too] hard to be “polite” and “nice”
and fix themselves into the norm.
We have to face the reality that
the norm is more complex and diverse than we think of.

Saying things to please everyone = saying nothing
[if it’s not worse].

Don’t be afraid to be yourself and stand out.
Tell exactly what your position is, what’s inside your mind.
The world /the market has too many people that
we shouldn’t bother to please all.

I care about:
Did you try to agree with ideas simply because
you were afraid to offense others?
Do you think you can actually be appreciated by telling your view?
Do you have the courage to expose yourself?

[picture taken in SogoPlus, HK, 07' summer]

I care about:
Do you push yourself to finish tasks with high priorities?
Do you spend too much time if not all on unimportant things?

Special-
particular good; exceptional; OUT of the ORDINARY

Different-
unlike; DISTINGUISHABLE in nature, form, or QUALITY

Don't be SPECIAL, be DIFFERENT

we don't have to stand out to be good
we can be approachable
standing in the crowd
but still distinguishable

EXCELLENCY is influential & can never be alone

I care about:
How do you differentiate yourself from the rest?
How do you apply your uniqueness within your influential area?

Branding is always about creating a unique image that can
seperate a brand from the rest.
Differentiation, however, mean NOT either survival or death.

Wendy's strategies are often fighting with its competitors.

I don't think this is a good way to put things-
fighting and thinking of our success is at the price of others' failures.
I believe that people can sense the competition,
and this reminds consumers how the other brand is doing.
Such in this commercial, Wendy's slogan -"More Than Just Fries",
instead of emphasizing on Wendy's different options for side dishes,
we probably also think about how tastier McDonald's fries are compared to Wendy's.

We have to learn to let go,
let people love the other options.
And instead of fighting with the limiting rival,
we have to believe that the potential are unlimited.
So that we focus on being the best in our specialist.

We have to let go of the believing in Win/Lose,
and put strong confidence in Win/Win.


I care about:
How do you define success?
How willing are you to help others to succeed?
Do you feel successful when you help others to succeed?