Habit	Other description	Principle	Paradigm	Ineffective paradigm
1	Be Pro-active.	Habit of choice	I am free to choose and I am responsible for my choices.	I am a product of my choices.	AND NOT “I am product of my circumstances”
2	Begin with the End In Mind.	Habit of vision	Mental creation precedes physical creation.	I live by design.	AND NOT “I live by default”.
3	Put First Things First	Integrity and execution	Effectiveness requires integrity to act on your principles.	I do important things first.	AND NOT I do urgent things first.
4	Think Win/Win	mutual benefit	Effective long-term relationships require mutual respect and mutual benefit.	There is plenty out there for everyone, and more to spare.	AND NOT: there is only so much, and the more you get, the less is there for me.
5	Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.	Mutual understanding	To communicate effectively with you, I must first understand you.	I listen with the intent to understand.	AND NOT: I listen with the intent to reply.
6	Synergize	creative collaboration.	The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.	Together we can create a better way, a higher way.	AND NOT: “It’s either your way or my way, or compromise.
7	Sharpen the saw	Renewal	To maintain and increase the effectiveness, we must renew ourselves in body, heart, mind and soul.	I nurture the goose that lays golden eggs.	AND NOT: “I focus only on getting the golden eggs”.

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