7 Habits: 1 and 2 Review

7 Habits: 1 and 2 Review

​Habit 1: Be Proactive

​Being proactive is the first step to a private victory.

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​Proactive people make choices based on values.

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​Reactive people make choices based on impulse.

Multiple Choice

Proactive people make choices based on:

• anger

• values

• due dates

• courage

​Habit 1: Be Proactive

​A great way to understand the proactive mindset is to compare proactive and reactive responses to situation that happen all the time. Read the scenarios on the next few slides and choose the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

You overhear your best friend bad mouthing you in front of a group. They don't know you over heard the conversation. Just 5 minutes ago, this same friend was being really nice to your face. You feel hurt and betrayed. Choose the proactive choice on how to respond below:

• Talk trash about them on social media

• Spread vicious rumors about your friend during lunch

• Confront your friend and calmly tell them how you feel.

• Ghost your friend and refuse to talk to them ever again.

Multiple Choice

You've been working at your job in the store for over a year now and have been very committed and dependable. Three months ago, a new employee arrived. Recently, they were given the coveted position Saturday afternoon shift. This is the shift you were hoping for. Choose to proactive choice on how to respond:

• Confront the new employee and tell them they don't deserve that shift because you've been here longer.

• Complain to everyone that your supervisor is an unfair jerk who hates you

• Start slacking off during your shifts.

• Talk with your supervisor politely about why the new employee got the shift.

​Habit 1: Be Proactive and LISTEN TO YOUR LANGUAGE

​You can usually hear the difference between proactive and reactive people by the type of language they use. Reactive language usually sounds like this:

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​"That's me. That's just the way I am."

​"If my teacher wasn't such a jerk, I would have a better grade."

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​What these people are really saying is that they aren't in control of their moods-you are.

​Habit 1: Be Proactive and LISTEN TO YOUR LANGUAGE

​Reactive language takes power away from you and gives it to something or someone else. When you are reactive it's like telling someone: "Here, you can control how I feel any time you want."

​Listen to the difference between reactive and proactive language:

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Reactive: I'll try, That's just the way I am, There's nothing I can do, I have to, I can't, You ruined my day

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​Proactive: I'll do it, I can do better than that, Let's look at all of our options, I choose to, There's got to be a way, I'm not going to let your bad mood rub off on me

Multiple Choice

Read the description. Is it describing a reactive person or a proactive person?

This person is:

Easily offended, blames others, gets angry and says and does things they later regret, whines and complains, waits for things to happen to them, changes only when they have to

• Proactive

• Reactive

Multiple Choice

Read the description and decide if this person is proactive or reactive:

This person is:

not easily offended, takes responsibility for their choices, thinks before they act, bounces back when something bad happens, focuses on things they can do something about, and don't worry about the things they can't

• Reactive

• Proactive

​Habit 2: Begin With The End in Mind

Beginning with the end in mind means thinking about the steps you need to take before you start something. Reading a recipe is the perfect example of this process.

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Multiple Choice

Read the scenario and decide if it is true or false that this person began with the end in mind:

Karen has a doctor's appointment after work. She knows there is some road construction, so she makes sure to use an map app to figure out the best route before she leaves

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Billy has one week to complete and assignment. There is class time to work. During class time, Billy decides that he wants to play just a few rounds of America Says before getting started.

Is Billy beginning with the end in mind?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

8th graders at West Hills know that chrome books are needed every day. One 8th grader does not charge their chrome book before they go to bed for the next school day. Did they begin with the end in mind?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Describe why it is important to be proactive and begin with the end in mind.