October 22nd-28th

 The 7 habits of very successful people are..

1. Be proactive
2. Begin with the end in mind
3. put first things first
4. think win/win
5. seek first to understand then to be understood
6. synergize
7. sharper the saw

The ones that we most impactful to me was number 2, 3, and 5. I really enjoyed when it talked about put first things first. It categorized what you need to do and the order you need to do things into 4 different categories. It goes, important and urgent, then important but non urgent, then urgent but not important, then the last one was not urgent and not important. It talked about how we want to mostly stay in the second category because we don't want to have to do things when they are only urgent but we should do things that are important and non urgent then most of the time we won't have to deal with beating the clock. Whether that is dealing with work, school or with family. The other big thing he said is that we should reduce the amount of time we spend in number four because that is when we are not proactive at all and lose the precious time and energy we have in the day. The things that fall under number four are things such as watching TV, playing games, doing things that don't help us progress in our lives, careers, or relationships.

    I really liked number 5 because he talked about how the majority of the time people rush into a situation to give advice or help to a friend, loved one, or coworker without putting themselves in the situation. People are too fast at trying to formulate a response to what someone is saying that they barely pay any attention to what the person is feeling and and saying. First we must slow down and fully grasp others and their feelings and the situations they are in. After that then our relationships will flourish and the other person will be able to a wanting to understand you more as well.