Todd Davis

And so the goal, of course, is to move from that stage to becoming independent. And the first three of the seven habits are what move us from being dependent to independent. Habit number one is to be proactive. And to your point, these are very simple, but says easy, does hard is what I have found out. So to be proactive is all based on the principle of choice.

There's so much we can't change or even influence, but we can choose our response to any situation. And so in habit one, being proactive, we learn how to be more thoughtful in our responses. We don't just let a stimulus or a response crash into the stimulus. We separate stimulus from response. We learn to work within our circle of influence. versus our circle of concern.

There's so much we can't change or even influence, but we can choose our response to any situation. And so in habit one, being proactive, we learn how to be more thoughtful in our responses. We don't just let a stimulus or a response crash into the stimulus. We separate stimulus from response. We learn to work within our circle of influence. versus our circle of concern.

There's so much we can't change or even influence, but we can choose our response to any situation. And so in habit one, being proactive, we learn how to be more thoughtful in our responses. We don't just let a stimulus or a response crash into the stimulus. We separate stimulus from response. We learn to work within our circle of influence. versus our circle of concern.

And we learn to use proactive language, the science that shows the words we use shape the creativity or open up the creativity in our brain so that we can come up with more effective solutions. So that's Habit 1. Now, I could ramble on all day, so I want to pause after Habit 1 to see if you have any questions or if I'm talking too much.

And we learn to use proactive language, the science that shows the words we use shape the creativity or open up the creativity in our brain so that we can come up with more effective solutions. So that's Habit 1. Now, I could ramble on all day, so I want to pause after Habit 1 to see if you have any questions or if I'm talking too much.

And we learn to use proactive language, the science that shows the words we use shape the creativity or open up the creativity in our brain so that we can come up with more effective solutions. So that's Habit 1. Now, I could ramble on all day, so I want to pause after Habit 1 to see if you have any questions or if I'm talking too much.

Yes, foundational, because I mean, if you and I give up our freedom to choose what our life's going to be like or, you know, well, then there's no need to even go into the other six habits. So it's foundational. This be proactive, say, wait a minute, I'm in charge of my life. I'm not going to give up that choice to the outside circumstances or other people.

Yes, foundational, because I mean, if you and I give up our freedom to choose what our life's going to be like or, you know, well, then there's no need to even go into the other six habits. So it's foundational. This be proactive, say, wait a minute, I'm in charge of my life. I'm not going to give up that choice to the outside circumstances or other people.

Yes, foundational, because I mean, if you and I give up our freedom to choose what our life's going to be like or, you know, well, then there's no need to even go into the other six habits. So it's foundational. This be proactive, say, wait a minute, I'm in charge of my life. I'm not going to give up that choice to the outside circumstances or other people.

Well, if I'm in charge of my life, that leads me to habit two, which is begin with the end in mind. And this habit is based on the principle of purpose. I like to think of it as habit one, I've decided I'm the captain of my ship. So habit two, begin with the end in mind, I got to chart my course. I got to decide what is it that I'm going to do with this life of mine.

Well, if I'm in charge of my life, that leads me to habit two, which is begin with the end in mind. And this habit is based on the principle of purpose. I like to think of it as habit one, I've decided I'm the captain of my ship. So habit two, begin with the end in mind, I got to chart my course. I got to decide what is it that I'm going to do with this life of mine.

Well, if I'm in charge of my life, that leads me to habit two, which is begin with the end in mind. And this habit is based on the principle of purpose. I like to think of it as habit one, I've decided I'm the captain of my ship. So habit two, begin with the end in mind, I got to chart my course. I got to decide what is it that I'm going to do with this life of mine.

And then habit three is to put first things first. And this is based on the principle of focus. I'm the captain of my ship. I chart my course. Well, now I got to set sail. I got to take action. It's where the rubber meets the road. And these three habits, like I said, move us from dependence to becoming independent. And they help us attain what we call the private victory.

And then habit three is to put first things first. And this is based on the principle of focus. I'm the captain of my ship. I chart my course. Well, now I got to set sail. I got to take action. It's where the rubber meets the road. And these three habits, like I said, move us from dependence to becoming independent. And they help us attain what we call the private victory.

And then habit three is to put first things first. And this is based on the principle of focus. I'm the captain of my ship. I chart my course. Well, now I got to set sail. I got to take action. It's where the rubber meets the road. And these three habits, like I said, move us from dependence to becoming independent. And they help us attain what we call the private victory.

It's where we become trustworthy. People who do those three things, you think about them in your life. You can count on them. They do what they say they're going to do. They're trustworthy people. And that moves us up to independence where we're now ready to start building trust with others. And that leads us into the next three habits. Habit number four is to think win-win.

It's where we become trustworthy. People who do those three things, you think about them in your life. You can count on them. They do what they say they're going to do. They're trustworthy people. And that moves us up to independence where we're now ready to start building trust with others. And that leads us into the next three habits. Habit number four is to think win-win.

It's where we become trustworthy. People who do those three things, you think about them in your life. You can count on them. They do what they say they're going to do. They're trustworthy people. And that moves us up to independence where we're now ready to start building trust with others. And that leads us into the next three habits. Habit number four is to think win-win.

And this habit is based on the principle of abundance. You know, how do we all win together? I want to find out what's a win for Heather, and I want Heather to know what's a win for me. Well, if we're really having this mindset or this attitude of win-win, that leads us to Habit 5, seek first to understand, then to be understood.