Todd Davis

So that's the principle in Habit 1. And with the mindset, we look at a paradigm for every habit. And the paradigm in Habit 1 is... I can't change how things are, so I just have to go with the flow. That's a common mindset. It's not very effective. The effective mindset is I make my own choices and I'm responsible for my own happiness that comes from those choices.

So that's the principle in Habit 1. And with the mindset, we look at a paradigm for every habit. And the paradigm in Habit 1 is... I can't change how things are, so I just have to go with the flow. That's a common mindset. It's not very effective. The effective mindset is I make my own choices and I'm responsible for my own happiness that comes from those choices.

And that's what I mean you do when I think about you. So with that mindset, Then I learn, okay, what are the behaviors I want to model? There are three behaviors or practices that we teach in Habit 1. The first is to pause before we respond, to separate stimulus from response. We have to think about that because reactive response just happens. We don't have to think about it.

And that's what I mean you do when I think about you. So with that mindset, Then I learn, okay, what are the behaviors I want to model? There are three behaviors or practices that we teach in Habit 1. The first is to pause before we respond, to separate stimulus from response. We have to think about that because reactive response just happens. We don't have to think about it.

But a proactive response, we have to separate stimulus from response and decide how we want to respond. What's the most effective way? That's the first practice. The second practice is to work within what we call our circle of influence versus our circle of concern. We can be concerned with everything going on in the world and problems at work and policies and things like that. But

But a proactive response, we have to separate stimulus from response and decide how we want to respond. What's the most effective way? That's the first practice. The second practice is to work within what we call our circle of influence versus our circle of concern. We can be concerned with everything going on in the world and problems at work and policies and things like that. But

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.

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 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.

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. 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,

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,

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, but I 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, but I 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, 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, have an abundance mindset, Habit five, seek first to understand, then to be understood.