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“To Stay Focused in Life:

You can’t know everyone
You can’t do everything
You can’t go everywhere

We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better.”

Success is… knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
― John C. Maxwell

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WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN, OR YOU THINK YOU CAN’T – YOU’RE PROBABLY RIGHT

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A = 1

B = 2

C = 3 and so on,

Attitude = 100%

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Continue to develop your mind no matter how old you are: Take classes that interest you, read great works of literature, write in a journal-learn to think analytically,and express your self intelligently every day.

Stephen R. Covey.

RENEW YOUR SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SIDE

Build relationships with others born of trust, and create a life of integrity for yourself – the most fundamental source of personal worth. This is how you’ll peace of mind-that is your life will be in harmony with true principles and values

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ENCOURAGE THOSE AROUND YOU TO BE PROACTIVE.

Believe in other people, even if they don’t believe in themselves. Listen to them and empathize with them. Help them affirm their positive traits. Doing so increases the opportunities for interaction with other proactive people.

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EDUCATE AND OBEY YOUR CONSCIENCE.

To keep progressing, you must learn, commit, and do- learn, commit, and do- and learn, commit and do all over again.

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CARE FOR YOUR PHYSICAL BODY.

Nurture your physical self by eating the right foods, getting sufficient rest and relaxation, and exercising on a regular basis. A good exercise program will build your body in three areas: endurance, flexibility and strength.

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TAKE TIME TO SHARPEN THE SAW

Sharpening the saw means exercising all four dimensions of your nature- the physical, the social- emotional, the mental, and the spiritual- regularly and consistently in wise and balanced ways.

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HELP OTHER PEOPLE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.

Contribute to others through your work, your friendships, and through anonymous service. Your concern need only be blessings the lives of others. Influence, not recognition, becomes the true motive.

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When you communicate synergistically, you’re opening your mind, heart, and expressions to new possibilities, new alternatives, and new options. You’re not sure how things will turn out, but you have an inward sense of excitement, security, and adventure.

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DEVELOP INTRAPERSONAL SYNERGY.

Intrapersonal synergy provides the internal security sufficient to handle the risks of being open and vulnerable. Internalizing these principles helps us develop the abundance mentality of win- win and the authenticity of habit 5 (Seek first to understand, then to be understood).

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VALUE DIFFERENCES.

Valuing the differences between people is the essence of synergy. Truly effective people have the humility to recognize their own perceptual limitations and appreciate the resources available through interactions with others.

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OPEN A NEW SCRIPT INSIDE YOU BRAIN.

When you have access to both the intuitive, creative and visual right brain; and the analytical, logical, verbal left brain, then the whole brain is working. In other words, there is psychic energy taking place in your head.

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UNDERSTAND THE ESSENCE OF SYNERGY.

Simply defined, synergy means that the whole is greater than the sum of it parts. It means that the relationship the parts have  to each other is a part in and of itself- the most catalytic, empowering, unifying, and exciting part.

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BE SYNERGISTIC WITHIN YOURSELF

Don’t take insults personally, sidestep negative energy, and look for the good in others. You can utilize that good – as different as it maybe – to improve your point of view and enlarge your perspective.

SEE THE OTHER PERSON’S POSITION.

The next time you have a disagreement or confrontation with someone, attempt to understand that persons’s concerns. Address these issues in a creative and mutually beneficial way.

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Empathic listening means listening with the intent to understand. This type of listening gets inside another persons frame of reference. You see the world the way they do; you understand their paradigm; you relate to how they really feel.

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FIRST UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.

Yon may find you have a tendency to rush in, to fix things up with good advice. But you may often fail to take the time to deeply understand the problem first. This is the key to interpersonal communication.

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SEE THE PERSPECTIVE OF OTHERS.

Show that you really understand where another person or organization is coming from: What are their goals? What is their point of view? When you truly see the perspective of others, you significantly increase the credibility of your own ideas and opinions.

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INFLUENCE OTHERS BY EXAMPLE.

Your example flows naturally out of your character, the kind of person you truly are. Your character is constantly radiating and communicating. From it, others come to instinctively trust or distrust you and your actions.

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EMPLOY ETHOS, PATHOS, AND LOGOS.

Ethos relates to your personal credibility; pathos has to do with your feeling, empathic side; logos is your logic. When you employ all three of these qualities in your interactions, you’re taking all known facts and perceptions into account, which benefits everyone.

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SET UP ONE – ON – ONE TIME.

Create opportunities to interact one – on – one with your boss, your children, your spouse, your friends, and your employees. When you listen, you learn, which opens the door to creative solutions and mutual trust.

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DIAGNOSE, THEN PRESCRIBE

Diagnosing, then prescribing is the principle that’s appropriate for medicine, Law, product design, Engineering and much more. In fact, it’s a principle evident in all areas of life. It has its greatest power, though, in the area of interpersonal relations.

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Effective management is putting first things first. If you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a disciple of your own deep values and their source.

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PLAN YOUR WEEK.

Weekly organizing gives you the freedom and the flexibility to handle unanticipated events, to shift appointments if you need to, to savor relationships and interactions with others, and to deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences.

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ORGANIZE AND EXECUTE AROUND BALANCED PRIORITIES.

The way you spend your time is a result of the way you see time, and the way you really see your priorities, which should grow out of your principle-centered personal mission.

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BUILD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

By focusing on relationships and results rather than time and methods, you become a better listener, a trainer,and a consultant to those in your sphere of influence. Your effectiveness- and that of those around you- will increase dramatically.

SCHEDULE YOUR TIME WISELY.

Check your monthly or annual calendar for any appointments you may have previously made, and evaluate their importance in the context of your goals.

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DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY.

Transferring responsibility to other skilled and trained people enables you to devote your energy to high-leverage activities. Delegation means growth, both for individuals and organizations.

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LEARN TO SAY NO.

Decide what your highest priorities are, and have the courage and independent willpower to say no-pleasantly, smilingly, and apologetically to the things that are less important to you.

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Trust is the essence of Win – Win relationships. Because you trust others and they trust you, you can be open; you can put your cards on the table. Even though you may see things differently, you’re committed to understanding each others view points.

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ADOPT AN ABUNDANCE MENTALITY.

An abundance mentality flows out of a deep inner sense of personal worth and security. It stems from the paradigm that there’s plenty out there…and enough to share for everybody. It opens possibilities, options, alternatives, and creativity.

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Begin today with the image of the end of your life as your frame of reference by by which everything else is examined. Each day will then contribute to the vision you have of your life as a whole.

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DEVELOP A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT.

Write down your philosophy of life, focus on what you want to be (character) and do (contributions and achievements), and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.

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AFFIRM AND VISUALIZE.

Create affirmations with these basic ingredients: They’re personal, positive in the present tense, visual and emotional. Then, each day, visualize the realization of these affirmations. You’ll find that your behavior and circumstances will change for the better.

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EXPAND YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

You don’t have to wait for external circumstances to create perspective-expanding experiences. You can do so yourself by: visualizing your own funeral (how will people eulogize you?), visualizing your retirement, visualizing how you’d feel if a family member died, and so on.

IDENTIFY YOUR ROLES AND GOALS.

Identify the specific roles you play in different areas of your life, and then think about the long term goals you want to accomplish in each of the roles.

Roles and goals give structure and direction to your personal mission.

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DETERMINE YOUR CENTER.

Determine whether life is money-, family-, work-, spouse-, pleasure-, possession-, church-, friend-, enemy-, and/or self-centered. The ideal is to create one clear center from which you consistently derive a high degree of security, guidance, wisdom, and power.

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USE YOUR WHOLE BRAIN.

Instead of just using the side of your brain that tends to dominant, cultivate the ability to have good crossover between both sides so that you can sense what a situation calls for and then use the appropriate tools to deal with it.

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Look at the weaknesses of others with passion, not accusation. It’s not what they’re doing or should be doing that’s the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and that should be doing.

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TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE.

Highly proactive people don’t blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice.

TAKE THE INITIATIVE.

Taking the initiative doesn’t mean being pushy, obnoxious, or aggressive. It means creating an atmosphere where others can seize opportunities and solve problems in an increasingly reliant way.

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MAKE AND KEEP COMMITMENTS.

The commitments and promises you make to yourself and others- and your integrity to those commitments- provide the clearest manifestations of your pro-activity.

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ACT OR BE ACTED UPON

It’s your responsibility to act in any given situation. If you wait to be acted upon, you will be acted upon. Growth and opportunity consequences attend either road.

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LISTEN TO YOUR LANGUAGE

Your language is a very real indicator of the degree to which you see yourself as a proactive person. That is, it’s better to say “I choose” rather than I can’t or “I control my own feelings” rather than “They make me so mad”

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FOCUS ON YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE.

Proactive people focus their efforts in their “Circle of Influence” They work on the things they can do something about.

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