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Sometimes something comes across your feed that speaks to you. It's not necessarily the habits, but the practical tips.

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Top Voice | Performance and Executive Coach to CEOs, C-Suite & Leadership Teams | Keynote Speaker | Author (new book coming up 2025 on CEOs) | Mindset and Neuroscience Hacks | The World Class Leaders Show Host 🎙

This book has changed many people’s lives. Here’s how you can turn Covey’s principles into practical steps: 👊 𝟏. 𝐁𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 🔶 Idea: Focus on what you can control and take initiative. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Create a "Circle of Influence" and "Circle of Concern." ↳ Spend 10 minutes each morning identifying actions within your control that align with your goals and make a positive impact. 𝟐. 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 🔶 Idea: Envision your future using both logic and imagination. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Write a detailed personal mission statement. ↳ Reflect on your long-term goals and values. ↳ Outline steps you can take each week to move closer to these objectives. 𝟑. 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 🔶 Idea: Prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Use a quadrant matrix to categorize tasks into four groups: important and urgent, important but not urgent, urgent but not important, and neither urgent nor important. ↳ Schedule your week to focus primarily on important but not urgent tasks to achieve long-term goals. 𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐧-𝐖𝐢𝐧 🔶 Idea: Seek mutually beneficial solutions. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ When faced with a negotiation or decision, list the needs and wants of all parties involved. ↳ Develop at least three alternative solutions that provide mutual benefits, and discuss these openly to reach a win-win outcome. 𝟓. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 🔶 Idea: Listen actively before expressing your own viewpoint. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Practice active listening by using reflective statements. ↳ When someone speaks, summarize their points to confirm understanding before sharing your perspective. 𝟔. 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞 🔶 Idea: Combine strengths through teamwork for better results. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Organize regular team brainstorming sessions where all members are encouraged to contribute ideas. ↳ Utilize diverse skills and perspectives to solve problems more creatively and effectively. 𝟕. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐰 🔶 Idea: Continuously improve your physical, mental, and emotional health. 🔷 Practical application: ↳ Schedule weekly activities that address physical (exercise), mental (learning), social/emotional (connecting with others), and spiritual (reflection or meditation) health. In summary... Adopting these 7 habits will make your leadership better. Which habit will you focus on first to elevate your leadership? --------------- If you like this post: 🛎 Follow me ♻️ Repost it to inspire your network 📩 Join my newsletter: https://lnkd.in/etjyqSn3 (kudos to Ramz for the great sketch!)

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