Seven Habits Category 3

After reviewing the Dietary Guidelines, the five behaviors I selected that can be improved in my diet are:

One of the highest scores I received on the “Seven Habits Profile” was in the category of “seek first to understand”. One of my biggest strengths is being an active listener and ensuring that I make people feel I not only hear them but am trying to understand them. I was taught active listening in high school and ever since then have been using the practice in my everyday communication. I make sure that I ask questions relevant to the topic at hand to fully comprehend the situation before offering any sort of advice or a possible solution.

If you have fat to lose but have not just worked out, then do not eat bread, pasta, rice, and any other starchy carbs rather replace with double

However, there also came satisfaction of being able to play with my friends and make a good harmony. Matuska & Christiansen’s lifestyle balance theory focused on five important lifestyle patterns. Out of the five, the three dimensions of lifestyle balance that I chose from the article are: (2) rewarding and self-affirming relationships with others, (3) feel interested, engaged, challenged, and competent, and (5) organize time and energy to meet personal goals and renewal.

The seven habits profile provided me with an outline of my own leadership style by breaking down my strengths and weaknesses. My results of the seven habits profile are listed from my strengths to weaknesses as follows: • Life Balance - outstanding. I scored the highest in the category of life balance. Despite having a busy lifestyle, I always make room for the importance things in life. The moment I leave work and go home, I separate my work life from my home life.

From the years 1990 to 2015 obesity has sky rocked. According to the article “US Obesity levels, 1990-2015” published by the pro con organization in 1990 the obesity percentage in the United States was 11.1 percent, and in 2015 the obesity was percentage was 37.9 percent. In 25 years obesity has more than tripled more than United States. This is a big problem because obesity can lead to diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and many other diseases. It may seem like there are a lot of obstacles when it comes to eating healthy and taking care of your health and body, but the truth is that there are ways in which people have been known to successfully change their health and eating habits. For people who are trying to lose weight

As I completed the 7 Healthy Habits Assesment test, I knew my score would probably be bad. My score was a 5. I am actively trying to change some of the bad habits that I have had my whole adult life. The two major bad habits that I know I need to change is smoking and maintaining a better weight.

For example, my high standards and perfectionism can potentially slow progress and cause me to spend less time on things I deem unimportant, but may be equally as important. While I prefer to stay busy, I have also become aware that I can potentially become quite lazy or unproductive in situations that seemingly award it. I have also noticed that I have a desire to stand out from others around me, which can cause tension. When others are not working or slacking off, I also often feel pressured to do the same and feel guilty when I continue working. More often enough, it seems that I chose to pick up others’ slack, and with that pile on top of my tendency to go above and beyond as it is, I can become at risk of biting off more than I can chew. Environments that limit my best self usually feature specific tasks that have limited freedom and a low sense of achievement. In new situations a can feel anxious at firs and can be averse to change.

To be successful on a personal and professional level, it is necessary to build personal independence. This goal, in the chaotic everyday life, we can get if we change ourselves. Here are some suggestions that can help.

The seven deadly sins, were originally; Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Avarice, Gluttony, Lust, and Pride . Today, I eminently believe that all of these sins are still highly relatable to society, I just do not think that many of them would be considered “deadly” in this day and age.

For a better understanding of my personal leadership style, I have completed the Seven Habits Profile as discussed in Steven Covey's book "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." This tool was especially eye opening in the habits that I am good and very good, but found it interesting that none were outstanding, however, it also reaffirmed areas that, I personally, need improvement. Of the nine areas, three stood out as strengths in the very good total and the remainder were within good. The three areas of strength are Think Win-Win, Seek First to Understand, and Synergize and the areas that need improvement, are Life Balance, Begin with the End in Mind, and Put First Things First.

Work-life balance is defined as the ability to prioritize between work and a personal life to achieve what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes as total worker health. It is simply balancing a career with leisurely and pleasure-inducing activities, such as exercising, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying the things that make one happiest (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). However, work-life balance is more complicated than the aforementioned description; work-life balance has become a topic of focus in the U.S. as Americans continue to fail to balance their lives between the two realms. Peer-reviewed publications and popular media alike have reported that when work and home lives aren’t coordinated or harmonious, individuals tend to be sicker, unhappier, and less productive in both realities (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2015).

I feel that work-life balance is the balance between my own self-realization of what is important and thoughts from my surroundings in the world. I know when I have a good balance when the stress of life does not bother me. It is the moment that I realized that God is all-powerful and everything should be put in His hands. This is when all of my faith was put towards my heavenly father in prayer. When there is not a good work-life balance I tend to become distracted and lack focus.

Either down the street from an individual’s house, near most local gas stations, or inside almost every Walmart, there is a fast food restaurant selling greasy but delicious food. Although most of these fast food restaurants show people the calories they intake, they do not tell them that type 2 diabetes could occur due to the fats, sugars, and salt they are consuming.

I can definitely relate to Patsy, about the bad habits. If I could remember how I acted as a child, then I would try to work towards that. I feel like I started my habits at a very young age because, my past was difficult and I knew it was wrong with what I went through. I feel like I can tell people what I went through as a kid which, I was sexually abused. But I know I have to drop it and move forward because I feel like it is holding me back. I started to close off my happiness towards the males in my family. I noticed that the people who hurt me, did not bother me anymore because my goal was to not be around them anymore. That is when I started to feel comfortable with not talking to people about how I was feeling because I felt embarrassed or ashamed. My bad habits started to kick in with me being shy, not confident, not talking to boys, and trying to show I was happy. I stay quiet because I feel safe and nobody will judge me on my voice or what I have to say or I have nothing to say. With that, I do not know why my mouth is always closed. A lot of people say I look mad or sad which I can understand but I cannot help it because its’ been a habit ever since I was able to understand my feelings. Now that I am talking about all these habits, I wish we did not learn them because, they are hard to let go.