Habit 1 : Be Proactive
Becoming an Agent of Change in Your Family
Families and family members are responsible for their own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or conditions. They develop and use their four unique human gifts - self-awareness, conscience, imagination and independent will- and take an inside-out approach to creating change. They choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.
Habit 2 : Begin with the End in Mind
Developing a Family Mission Statement
Families shape their own future by creating a mental vision and purpose for any project, large or small. They don't just live day by day with no clear purpose in mind. The highest form of mental creation is a marriage or family mission statement.
Habit 3 : Put First Things First
Making Family a Priority in a Turbulent World
Families organize and execute around their most important priorities as expressed in the personal, marriage and family mission statements. They have weekly family times and regular one-on-one bonding times. They are driven by purpose, not by the agendas and forces surrounding them.
Habit 4 : Think "Win-Win"
Moving from "Me" to "We"
Family members think in terms of mutual benefit. They foster support and mutual respect. They think interdependently – "we" not "me" – and develop win-win agreements. They don't think selfishly (win-lose) or like a martyr (lose-win).
Habit 5 : Seek First to Understand . . . Then to Be Understood
Solving Family Problems Through Empathic Communication
Family members seek first to listen with the intent to understand the thoughts and feelings of others, then seek to effectively communicate their own thoughts and feelings. Through understanding, they build deep relationships of trust and love. They give helpful feedback. They don't withhold feedback, nor do they seek first to understand.
Habit 6 : Synergize
Building Family Unity Through Celebrating Differences
Family members thrive on individual and family strengths so that, by respecting and valuing one another's differences, the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts. They build a mutual problem-solving and opportunity-seizing culture. They foster a nurturing family spirit of loving, learning and contributing. They don't go for compromise ( 1 + 1 = 1 ⅟2 ) or merely cooperation ( 1 + 1 = 2 ) but creative cooperation ( 1 + 1 = 3 . . . or more).
Habit 7 : Sharpen the Saw
Renewing the Family Spirit Through Traditions
The family increases its effectiveness through regular personal and family renewal in four basic areas of life: physical, social/emotional, spiritual and mental. They establish traditions that nurture the spirit of family renewal.
Becoming an Agent of Change in Your Family
Families and family members are responsible for their own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or conditions. They develop and use their four unique human gifts - self-awareness, conscience, imagination and independent will- and take an inside-out approach to creating change. They choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.
Habit 2 : Begin with the End in Mind
Developing a Family Mission Statement
Families shape their own future by creating a mental vision and purpose for any project, large or small. They don't just live day by day with no clear purpose in mind. The highest form of mental creation is a marriage or family mission statement.
Habit 3 : Put First Things First
Making Family a Priority in a Turbulent World
Families organize and execute around their most important priorities as expressed in the personal, marriage and family mission statements. They have weekly family times and regular one-on-one bonding times. They are driven by purpose, not by the agendas and forces surrounding them.
Habit 4 : Think "Win-Win"
Moving from "Me" to "We"
Family members think in terms of mutual benefit. They foster support and mutual respect. They think interdependently – "we" not "me" – and develop win-win agreements. They don't think selfishly (win-lose) or like a martyr (lose-win).
Habit 5 : Seek First to Understand . . . Then to Be Understood
Solving Family Problems Through Empathic Communication
Family members seek first to listen with the intent to understand the thoughts and feelings of others, then seek to effectively communicate their own thoughts and feelings. Through understanding, they build deep relationships of trust and love. They give helpful feedback. They don't withhold feedback, nor do they seek first to understand.
Habit 6 : Synergize
Building Family Unity Through Celebrating Differences
Family members thrive on individual and family strengths so that, by respecting and valuing one another's differences, the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts. They build a mutual problem-solving and opportunity-seizing culture. They foster a nurturing family spirit of loving, learning and contributing. They don't go for compromise ( 1 + 1 = 1 ⅟2 ) or merely cooperation ( 1 + 1 = 2 ) but creative cooperation ( 1 + 1 = 3 . . . or more).
Habit 7 : Sharpen the Saw
Renewing the Family Spirit Through Traditions
The family increases its effectiveness through regular personal and family renewal in four basic areas of life: physical, social/emotional, spiritual and mental. They establish traditions that nurture the spirit of family renewal.
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