Todd Davis

But staying in that circle of influence actually shrinks, excuse me, staying within that circle of concern actually shrinks our circle of influence. Effective people, they recognize these things that we're concerned about, but then they go into the inner circle and say, what can I do about this? Where can I start to make an impact or live differently?

But staying in that circle of influence actually shrinks, excuse me, staying within that circle of concern actually shrinks our circle of influence. Effective people, they recognize these things that we're concerned about, but then they go into the inner circle and say, what can I do about this? Where can I start to make an impact or live differently?

And then the third thing we talk about, the third practice, just in Habit 1, is using proactive language. And the science shows that it's not just talk positively and things will happen. It actually programs our brain. The positive language

And then the third thing we talk about, the third practice, just in Habit 1, is using proactive language. And the science shows that it's not just talk positively and things will happen. It actually programs our brain. The positive language

proactive language opens up the creative portions of our brain and the synapses in our brain to come up with more solutions versus reactive language shuts down that creativity. There's an activity we do to get to your question. There's an activity. One of the activities we do there is people

proactive language opens up the creative portions of our brain and the synapses in our brain to come up with more solutions versus reactive language shuts down that creativity. There's an activity we do to get to your question. There's an activity. One of the activities we do there is people

write a sentence, I may not be able to, and then they fill in the blank, but I can, and then they fill in that blank. So for example, I may have been in my role for a long time at my organization, and I love the organization, but I'm tired of my role. In that activity, they would put, I may not be able to change my role,

write a sentence, I may not be able to, and then they fill in the blank, but I can, and then they fill in that blank. So for example, I may have been in my role for a long time at my organization, and I love the organization, but I'm tired of my role. In that activity, they would put, I may not be able to change my role,

But I can look at other opportunities within the company to, you know, change up what I'm doing every day. So it's training people how to actually use proactive language. I don't know if that's responsive, but that's... You've got seven habits.

But I can look at other opportunities within the company to, you know, change up what I'm doing every day. So it's training people how to actually use proactive language. I don't know if that's responsive, but that's... You've got seven habits.

Absolutely, and I could, yeah, and I know we only have an hour, and so I won't take all that time, but two things came to mind just now when you asked that, Vince. The first, this happened many years ago. We got a letter at Franklin Covey from a man who was in prison. He was incarcerated in prison. I don't know what crime he'd committed, but he had been in prison for about 20 years.

Absolutely, and I could, yeah, and I know we only have an hour, and so I won't take all that time, but two things came to mind just now when you asked that, Vince. The first, this happened many years ago. We got a letter at Franklin Covey from a man who was in prison. He was incarcerated in prison. I don't know what crime he'd committed, but he had been in prison for about 20 years.

And he wrote our company a letter, and he said, I want you to know the seven habits of highly affected people has changed my life. It was in their prison library and he picked it out, didn't know anything about it. And he said, as I started reading this, I looked back over my life and I could see areas where I could have made a different choice.

And he wrote our company a letter, and he said, I want you to know the seven habits of highly affected people has changed my life. It was in their prison library and he picked it out, didn't know anything about it. And he said, as I started reading this, I looked back over my life and I could see areas where I could have made a different choice.

And he said, even here in the prison, and I don't know whether he has the lifetime sentence or not, but he said, even here in the prison, I am learning how to be much more proactive, how to think win, how about for us to think win, have an abundance mindset, Habit five, seek first to understand, then to be understood.

And he said, even here in the prison, and I don't know whether he has the lifetime sentence or not, but he said, even here in the prison, I am learning how to be much more proactive, how to think win, how about for us to think win, have an abundance mindset, Habit five, seek first to understand, then to be understood.

And he talked about his communication with the warden and with other prisoners and how this book had changed his life, even in this very challenging and sad situation. And again, he was there because of some choices he had made, but that was really powerful.

And he talked about his communication with the warden and with other prisoners and how this book had changed his life, even in this very challenging and sad situation. And again, he was there because of some choices he had made, but that was really powerful.

More specifically, so many of the situations I found myself in helping leaders work a problem out between the two of them or helping an employee work with a leader better. We would reflect on all of the habits, but what I want to call out specifically is habit five that I just mentioned. First to understand, then to be understood. This habit is based on the principle of respect and empathy.

More specifically, so many of the situations I found myself in helping leaders work a problem out between the two of them or helping an employee work with a leader better. We would reflect on all of the habits, but what I want to call out specifically is habit five that I just mentioned. First to understand, then to be understood. This habit is based on the principle of respect and empathy.