7 Habits of Highly Effective People / Students

Habit 1: Be Proactive (Transforing !urselves into People of "ntegrity#

Focus our efforts and attention on the long term
Think in terms of the long term consequences of our actions
Know that there are always choices
Can affect the future by the decisions we make, our responses to people, events and
circumstances
May not have control over what life throws at us but we A!A"# have a choice about how we
respond
Visit each of your professors in his/her ofce before experiencing any problem
Sit in the frst three rows of every classroom in which courses are held
Take the initiative to introduce yourself to two other good students in each class .
Habit $: Begin %ith the End in &ind
!hat does the end represent$ The %&'%(#) of your life*
"ou need to have a dream, define your own vision and get into the practice of setting goals
#etting goals will allow you to make measurable progress towards your dream*
dentify for each class what you expect to learn by the end of the semester
Habit ': (irst Things (irst (Tie &anageent#
Manage "our Time )ffectively+ the , Time -uadrants
"ou need to have done .abit / first but if you don0t know what your dream is, you cannot
separate what is important from what is not important
1mpt2&rgent+ there is some sort of deadline attached to them*
3eveloping .abit 4 will allow you to be able to say no to demands on your time that fall into
-uads / and 5*
-uad 5 are activities that consume our time but do not contribute to our goals*
Focusing on -uad / is absolutely fundamental to achieving success
!rrive two minutes early for every class
"ead textbook chapters the day before they are addressed in class
Start studying for exams a week in advance
Habit ): Thin* +in +in
Means fostering an attitude that is committed to always finding solutions that will truly benefit
both sides of a dispute*
#olutions must be created
Also known as 6o 3eal* This attitude liberates the individuals concerned from the effort of trying
to persuade the opposite party to shift ground or compromise*
Take prudent measures to accommodate your #earning Style in each class
$orm study groups with other students to prepare for assignments and exams
Share your successful strategies with other students% ask for theirs in return
Habit ,: See* (irst to -nderstand then be -nderstood
!hen both parties are talking, no one is listening
&nderstand what is being said, the other person0s position 7how does a student feel when a
teacher really tries to understand rather than belittle them$8
'eflect back to the person what they have said*
!sk professors for informal feedback throughout each course
Habit .: Synergise 7synergism 9 the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total
effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc*2when the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts8
%utting your head together with the other party or parties to creatively brainstorm a synergistic
solution to a problem*
1n other words, find a solution which contains win+win benefits*
dentify resources that can help you be successful in your classes%
Talk with students taking your course from other professors & share approaches
'ncourage others to (oin your out&of&class study groups
Habit 7: Sharpen the Sa%
!e are the #aw and we must regularly engage in the e:ercise of the three dimensions which
make up the human condition; mind, body and spirit*
'stablish a mentoring relationship with a professor
)omplete a study skills workshop
Teach what you have learned to someone else