Table of Contents
A Note from the Editor 6
How to Use This Guided Journal 8
Introduction 11
Week 1 Define Effectiveness 12
Week 2 Model Good Character 18
Week 3 Check Your Paradigms 24
Habit 1 Be Proactive 33
Week 4 Pause Between Stimulus and Response 34
Week 5 Become a Transition Person 41
Week 6 Banish Reactive Language 47
Week 7 Speak Proactively 53
Week 8 Shrink Your Circle of Concern 60
Week 9 Expand Your Circle of Influence 66
Week 10 Have a Proactive Day 70
Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind 77
Week 11 Define Outcomes Before You Act 78
Week 12 Celebrate Your 80th Birthday 84
Week 13 Redefine Your Mission Statement 88
Week 14 Rethink a Relationship 92
Week 15 Share Your Mission Statement 97
Week 16 Balance Your Roles 101
Habit 3 Put First Things First 109
Week 17 Set a Goal 110
Week 18 Use Your Time Well 115
Week 19 Prepare for Quadrant I 120
Week 20 Live in Quadrant II 124
Week 21 Plan Your Week 129
Week 22 Stay True in the Moment of Choice 134
Week 23 Eliminate the Unimportant 140
Private Victory to Public Victory 147
Week 24 Keep Your Commitments 148
Week 25 Build Your Emotional Bank Account 153
Week 26 Apologize When Necessary 158
Week 27 Learn to Forgive 163
Habit 4 Think Win-Win 169
Week 28 Consider Other People's Wins as Well as Your Own 170
Week 29 Avoid the Scarcity Mentality 177
Week 30 Cultivate an Abundance Mentality 181
Week 31 Balance Courage and Consideration 186
Week 32 Make a Win-Win Agreement 191
Week 33 Give Credit 195
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood 201
Week 34 Practice Empathic Listening 202
Week 35 Open Your Heart 206
Week 36 Avoid Autobiographical Listening 212
Week 37 Seek to be Understood 218
Week 38 Bring Empathic Communication to the Digital World 224
Habit 6 Synergize 231
Week 39 Learn from Differences 232
Week 40 Solve a Problem with Synergy 235
Week 41 Seek 3rd Alternatives 239
Week 42 Value Differences 246
Week 43 Rate Your Openness to Differences 252
Week 44 Remove Barriers 257
Week 45 Leverage the Strengths of Others 262
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw 267
Week 46 Achieve Daily Private Victories 268
Week 47 Strengthen Your Body 273
Week 48 Renew Your Spirit 278
Week 49 Sharpen Your Mind 281
Week 50 Develop Your Heart 285
Week 51 Take Time for Yourself 290
Week 52 Tame Your Technology 297
There Is More! 302
References 303
About Stephen R. Covey and the 7 Habits 304
About the Author Sean Covey 305
About the Editor M.J. Fievre 306