Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract

Table of Contents
Welcome.................................................................... 2
How to Complete Your Contract................................ 3
7 X 7 Scoreboard........................................................ 4
Week 1....................................................................... 8
Week 2..................................................................... 15
Week 3..................................................................... 22
Week 4..................................................................... 29
Week 5..................................................................... 36
Week 6..................................................................... 43
Week 7..................................................................... 50
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WELCOME TO THE 7 HABITS 7 X 7 CONTRACT!
Over the next seven weeks, you will have the chance
to dramatically improve your life through living the
7 Habits. By the time youre done, you will have
improved a key relationship, achieved an important
goal at work, developed the habit of weekly planning,
completed and polished your Personal Mission
Statement, and much more. By committing yourself
to carry out this contract for seven weeks, you can
transform your life by dedicating only a few minutes
a day. Remember, out of small steps great things are
accomplished.
This booklet contains everything you need to
complete your contract. You can also find the contract
on the Living the 7 Habits app.

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HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR CONTRACT
To complete your 7 Habits 7 X 7 Contract, youll be

accomplishing one key activity each day.
It works like this:
DAY 1: The first day of the week, youll do your
weekly planning.
DAYS 26: Specific activities from each of the
7 Habits will help you build relationships, achieve
goals, complete your Personal Mission Statement,
and more.
DAY 7: Use this day as a make-up day. Do any
activity youve missed during the week, or just
take the day off. Note: Please use the last day
of Week 3 and Week 7 to write us a progress
letteryoull see the instructions for those days
below.
We encourage you to complete every activity during

the next seven weeks. If an activity doesnt work on a
certain day, feel free to swap it for another activity.
Keep your 7 Habits Practice Cards handy because
youll be using them. They are also available on the
Living the 7 Habits app.
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Heres an overview of the daily activities for completing

your 7 X 7 Contract. Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each days activity.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Plan Your
Week
Refine Your
Mission
Statement
Set a Goal
Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
Week

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Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Start
Achieving
Your Goal
Make a
Deposit
Rate Your
Openness to
Differences
Make-Up
Day
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter

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Day 1
Day 2
Plan Your
Week
Use Your
Time Well
Make a
Win-Win
Agreement
Plan Your
Week
Eliminate the
Unimportant
Learn
From the
Differences
Plan Your
Week
Seek
Something
Better
Listen for
Understanding
Plan Your
Week
Open Your
Heart
Be Abundant
Week
Day 3

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Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person
Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get to
Synergy
Model
a Good
Character
Forgive
Make-Up
Day
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission
De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter!

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Week 1, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend

2030 minutes to:
1. Connect with your mission, roles, and goals.
2. Schedule the Big Rocks. Ask the Big Rocks
Question: What are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
week?*
3. Organize the rest. Schedule your other tasks,
appointments, and activities around your Big
Rocks.
If you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity, it would be this: Plan
your week each week before the week begins.
Stephen R. Covey
*Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week.

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Week 1, Day 2
REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values

and priorities. Invest 1530 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal Mission
Statement.

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind

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Week 1, Day 3
SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the

7 Habits work session or pick a new one. This
should be a personal or a work goal that really
matters to youa goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks. On a piece
of paper, define the outcome. What would success
look like for you?


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Week 1, Day 4
START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal youve defined for yourself.

What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make progress toward that goal? Schedule them now.


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Week 1, Day 5
MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great

meaning and purpose in your life. Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepair.
Make a deposit today in that persons Emotional
Bank Account.

Public Victory
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Week 1, Day 6
RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you

respond to differences in each of the following
categories. Do you reject, tolerate, or value
differences?
Reject
Tolerate
Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Write down what you can do to better value

differences in each category.

Habit 6: Synergize
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Week 1, Day 7
MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day. Do any activity

youve missed during the week, or just take the
day off.

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Week 2, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
Remember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week.
week?*
Rocks.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the
main thing. Stephen R. Covey


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Week 2, Day 2
PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding. In your

interactions with people, try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message.
(You can do this on social media if youd like.)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,

Then to Be Understood
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Week 2, Day 3
HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the creative force of their

own livesthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results. By contrast, reactive
people see themselves as victims. Whats going on
in your life today that might make you reactive?
Choose a proactive response and try it today.

Habit 1: Be Proactive
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Week 2, Day 4
TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1,

Day 3. Identify the obstacles youre encountering
to achieve that goal. Find someone today to help
you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles.
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses.

Habit 6: Synergize
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Week 2, Day 5
LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others,

and we dont tap into them enough. On the table
below, list your closest co-workers. Next to each
name, list that persons unique strengths.
Name
Strengths
What could you do today to take greater

advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work?

Habit 6: Synergize
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Week 2, Day 6
RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really

matter to us. Is there an important relationship
youve neglected? Take time to write down what
your end in mind is for this relationship. Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality.


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Week 2, Day 7
MAKE-UP DAY

day off.

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Week 3, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
week?*
Rocks.
The week is the perfect unit of time. It is not
too distant to do something about, but its close
enough to be relevant. Stephen R. Covey


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Week 3, Day 2
BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives, we

sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance. Identify one of your most important
roles in lifespouse, partner, professional, parent,
volunteer, etc.that you might be neglecting. Do
something today to better fulfill that role.


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Week 3, Day 3
SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see

yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive, self-reliant person. Try going one whole
day without using any reactive language like I
cant or I have to or You make me so mad.

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Week 3, Day 4
SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a

persuasive message you need to give someone.
Make sure you understand other points of view
first. Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media. Make
your point with both the courage of your convictions and consideration for others viewpoints.


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Week 3, Day 5
LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness. Identify

a Quadrant 2 activity youve been neglectingone
that, if done well, would have a significant impact
in your life, either personally or professionally. Do it
today or schedule some time to do it.


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Week 3, Day 6
RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper, list five words that describe

how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life. What do these words tell
you about your paradigm of your job? Now write
down five words youd like to say about your job.
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen.

Paradigms and Principles

of Effectiveness

See-Do-Get Cycle

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Week 3, Day 7
WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract. Wed like

to hear from you today about your progress. Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons
youve learned and experiences youve had while
living the 7 Habits. Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life? What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person? How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships?
Send your letter to 7X7@franklincovey.com.
Thank you!

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WEEK
Week 4, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
week?*
Rocks.
If you only plan daily, youll simply be managing
urgencies. Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2. Stephen R. Covey


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Week 4, Day 2
USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day, use the Time Matrix below

to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today. At the end of the day, record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant.
How accurate were your estimates? Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time? What do you
need to change?
NOT IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
URGENT
NOT URGENT
Q1
NECESSITY
Q2
Q3
DISTRACTION
Q4
EFFECTIVENESS
WASTE

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Week 4, Day 3
MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to

develop a Win-Win Agreement. This person could
be a work associate, family member, business
partner, or manager. Try to put yourself in that
persons place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be wins for that person.
Then write down your own wins.
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

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Week 4, Day 4
SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you; those

who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals, your values, and your vision for your
own life. Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trusta friend, a
family member, or a close associate. Ask him or her
to help you refine it.


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Week 4, Day 5
BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastour upbringing,

our genes, our environmentbut we are not determined by it. Think through the negative patterns
your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit, a bad temper, a bad attitude,
etc.). How are these things affecting you? Do
something today to break that pattern.

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Week 4, Day 6
APOLOGIZE
Saying youre sorry when youve made a mistake

or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account. It takes
courage. Who needs an apology from you? Take a
chance and apologize to that person today.

Public Victory
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Week 4, Day 7
MAKE-UP DAY

day off.

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Week 5, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
week?*
Rocks.
Theres no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of roles.
Stephen R. Covey


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Week 5, Day 2
ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers. These are

activities that steal time from you without giving
back. Make a list of themthe less important tasks
that take up too much of your time. Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit. Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it.
NOT IMPORTANT
URGENT
Q3
DISTRACTION
Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoples minor issues
Unimportant email,
tasks, phone calls, status
posts, etc.
NOT URGENT
Q4
WASTE
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation,
television, gaming,
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip

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Week 5, Day 3
LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about.

Put your personal views aside for the day. Find
a few peoplein person, on social media, or by
searching onlineand find out their views. Listen
for understanding. Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise.


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Week 5, Day 4
DELEGATE
You dont have to do everything yourself, and you

dont have to be the boss to delegate. Effective delegation is important to your personal productivity.
List on the table below the responsibilities youve
taken on that others could do just as well. Then
list people you could delegate them to. Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities.
Task
Delegate to

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Week 5, Day 5
TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologyyour

smartphone, your tablet, your TVwhatever you
use. Do these tools serve you well, or do they
make it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people?
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology. Here are some ideas:
Turn off your alerts.
Check your social media only once a day.
Dont let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person.
Turn off your device during a Big Rock
activity.
Dont text while you drive.


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Week 5, Day 6
GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task,

meeting, or interaction with family and friends?
From todays schedule, pick one work item and
one personal item and write your end in mind for
each one.


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Week 5, Day 7
MAKE-UP DAY

day off.

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WEEK
Week 6, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
week?*
Rocks.
Organizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning.
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single, complete unit of time.
Stephen R. Covey


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Week 6, Day 2
SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work. You spend so much of your

life and energy at it; how often do you take stock
of your own productivity? Ask a trusted co-worker
or your manager how you could become a more
productive person. Pick one item and start doing it
today.

Habit 6: Synergize
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Week 6, Day 3
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a

viewpoint you dont agree with. Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from
you on one issue or another. Go to that person
and say, You see things differently. I need to listen
to you. Then do it. Just listen. Repeat back the
other persons viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand.


Then to be Understood
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Week 6, Day 4
GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when youre trying to

solve a problem. Find someone (or better yet, a
group of people) today to talk to about a problem
or an opportunity youre facing. Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it. Then ask this
question: Would you help me come up with ideas
I havent thought of yet? Take a few minutes to
brainstorm.

Habit 6: Synergize
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Week 6, Day 5
MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who, in your opinion, has

excellent character. Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by. Which of those
principles would you like to practice more often
in your own life? Do something today to act on
those principles.

Paradigms and Principles of

Effectiveness

Maturity Continuum

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Week 6, Day 6
FORGIVE
Weve all been hurt at some time or another by

someone elses thoughtless words or acts. If youve
been hurt and it still bothers you, realize that person has weaknesses just as you do. You dont need
to carry around the burden of someone elses flaws.
Forgive that person today.

Private Victory
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Week 6, Day 7
MAKE-UP DAY

day off.

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Week 7, Day 1
PLAN YOUR WEEK

2030 minutes to:
week?*
Rocks.
[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences,
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
life. Stephen R. Covey


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Week 7, Day 2
OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you dont normally listen to

and ask, Hows it going? Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening. Youll be surprised at
what you learn.


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Week 7, Day 3
BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves

credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish. Be sure to privately or publicly
acknowledge that persons contribution and give
credit where credit is due.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

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Week 7, Day 4
FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal

constitution. Youve had time to refine it and get
feedback from others. Now its time to complete
your Personal Mission Statement. Take time today
to finish it.


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Week 7, Day 5
LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that youve completed your Personal Mission

Statement, pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today. Let your mission statement be a living
testament to your vision, values, and goals.


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Week 7, Day 6
DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful. In addition to your

Daily Private Victory, give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today. Find a
stressbusterwhatever helps you relax mostand
do it.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

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Week 7, Day 7
WRITE A VICTORY LETTER!
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract! Wed like

to hear from you about your experience. Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make a
video, if youd like!). Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits. Think about these
questions:
Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why?
How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life?
How have you improved a key relationship?
How are you doing with your goals?
How has the Daily Private Victory helped
you to become more effective?
How has weekly planning made a difference
for you?
Have the 7 Habits become habits for you?
Send your letter or video to 7X7@franklincovey.com.
Thank you!
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WELCOME TO THE 7 HABITS 7 X 7 CONTRACT!

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HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR CONTRACT

To complete your 7 Habits 7 X 7 Contract, youll be

We encourage you to complete every activity during

Heres an overview of the daily activities for completing

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Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Your mission statement defines your highest values

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind

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Consider one of the goals you started in the

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Look back at the goal youve defined for yourself.

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Your closest relationships are a source of great

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Mark the box that best represents how you

Write down what you can do to better value

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Use this day as a make-up day. Do any activity

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Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Today practice listening for understanding. In your

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,

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Proactive people are the creative force of their

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Think about the goal you identified in Week 1,

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We are surrounded by the strengths of others,

What could you do today to take greater

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We sometimes overlook the people who really

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind

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Use this day as a make-up day. Do any activity

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Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives, we

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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Reactive language is a sure sign that you see

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Think about an upcoming presentation or a

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,

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Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness. Identify

Habit 3: Put First Things First

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