Essay on Habits

As stated previously, I would like to improve my score in the “Putting First Things First” category of the Seven Habits Profile. It opened my eyes to see how much time am not spending on long-term life goals. I would love to look back on each week and see that I spent a considerable amount of time focusing on what was important. To acquire this habit of putting things first, I will sit down first thing on Monday morning for three weeks and create two goals I would like to accomplish that week (goals

In the reading of 7 habits, Covey introduces habit 5 which is to seek first to understand, then to be understood. He mentions the principles of empathic communication and how important it is to know what the problem is before you try to fix it. I feel that people do have the tendency to rush when giving advice they think they are helping, but they’re not. Most people tend to focus so much on how they feel about the situation they forget to realize what the actual problem is. The reading also mentions

The Seven Habits profile reveals that I tend to score between good to outstanding with an average score of 16 in the nine categories. After reviewing the results I feel that they indicate that I have strong skills, knowledge and motivation habits as a highly effective leader. I value a team approach and strive to encourage and develop an environment of trust and support. I listen to the thoughts and opinions of others in my team and seek to find solutions that benefit everyone as we progress towards

As I have reflected on the results of my Seven Habits Profile I have concluded that I mainly have a coaching leadership style which identifies with the situational leadership theory. I scored high within the categories that were centered around being sensitive and understanding to others, interested in seeking out their opinions, giving support, concern, and encouragement for their success, as well as valuing the importance of being kind, considerate, and working in harmony. The profile has also

Making Achievable Positive Habits Mini Habits a book written by Stephen Guise become the book of my choice for my book report assignment. I read a summary of the book online before actually purchasing the book and I quickly decided this would be the book of my choice. The reason a choose the book is because I was at point in my life that I needed to make changes in my life and the title “Mini Habits” drew my attention. The book is very realistic and truthful with what a habit is about and how to build

7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Covey, Stephen R. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989 Andrew R. Sweeney Psychology of Adjustment Introduction I work full-time at Dollywood, and attend Walters State, soon to graduate with an Associates in Psychology. I already have a Bachelors Degree in Physics & Mathematics from Carson-Newman University and have recently been admitted to ETSU in the Fall and will enter a Masters program in Mathematical Sciences. At ETSU I will

Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg is about understanding how the brain forms habits, why habits exist, how they work and how they can be changed. In the book, Duhigg presents information about habits on a personal, organizational and societal level. In presenting how our brains create habits, he states how habits are automatic and empowered by personal cravings. The cravings that we have influence our brain process of habit which is known as the habit loop and

The 8 “Habits of Mind” are what writers would consider the foundation you need to be able to write well. They are curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and lastly metacognition. I consider myself to be a good writer, having a little grammar errors here and there, but I have never heard of these 8 habits of mind. I was though familiar with using some of the habits of mind when I’m writing, one in particular that I feel I use a lot is creativity. The

Seven Habits Profile assessment, I can identify with what type of leader I am. I closely analyzed the assessment and realized that although the overall evaluation was rather good, there is some room for improvement. It can get quite difficult to self-analyze without being bias. Nonetheless, this entire assessment would be counterproductive if I did not answer the questions wholeheartedly. I noticed the first two categories were foundational habits and the last seven were the seven habits. Category

The book that I read was The 7 habits of highly effective teens by Sean Convey, and I can say it is one of the most powerful books that I have ever read. It gave me another perspective on how I can pass through obstacles, build back broken relationships, organize my life, and what are good and bad habits. Habits are a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up, they are the things we do repeatedly. Some habits are good for example: Exercising and planning ahead