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    HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

    Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

    Begin With the End in Mind is based on imagination—the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot
    at present see with your eyes. It is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There is a mental
    (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. Physical creation follows the mental, just as a building
    follows a blueprint.

    If you don’t make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower
    other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default. It’s about connecting again with
    your uniqueness and then defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines within which you can most
    happily express and fulfill yourself.

    One of the best ways to incorporate Habit 2 into your life is to develop a Personal Mission Statement. It
    focuses on what you want to be and do. It is your plan for success. It reaffirms who you are, puts your
    goals in focus, and moves your ideas into the real world. Your mission statement makes you the leader of
    your own life. You create your destiny and secure the future you envision.

    Let’s dissect it deeper…

    Covey invites us to imagine our funeral. How do you want to be remembered? What would you like your
    friends and family to say about you? Beginning with the end in mind means clarifying our goals and values
    to guide our actions.

    • Develop a personal mission statement — a set of values and principles towards which you will
    direct your actions.
    • Ensure that your actions don’t contradict the guiding principles that you hold.
    Leadership

    • Beginning with the end in mind applies to businesses.


    • Being a leader is about setting a strategic vision for an organization and asking, "What are we
    trying to accomplish?"
    • Before we as individuals or organizations can start setting and achieving goals, we must be able to
    identify our values. This process may involve some rescripting to be able to assert our values.

    Rescripting

    • Rescripting is recognizing ineffective scripts written for you and changing those scripts by
    proactively writing new ones built on your values.
    • Identify your center. Whatever is at the center of your life will be the source of your security,
    guidance, wisdom, and power.
    Be Principle-Centered

    • Covey notes that none of the above centers are optimal. Instead, we should strive to be principle
    centered.
    • Identify the timeless, unchanging principles by which we must live our lives. This will give us the
    guidance that we need to align our behaviors with our beliefs and values.

    Key Lessons

    Challenge yourself to test the principle of beginning with the end in mind by doing the following:

    1. Break down different roles in your life and list five goals for each. This can include personal,
    professional, and community roles.
    2. Define what scares you. Public speaking? Critical feedback after writing a book? Write down the
    worst-case scenario for your biggest fear, then visualize how you'll handle this situation. Finally,
    write down exactly how you'll handle it.

    References:

    Improve Effectiveness throughout your Workforce | franklincovey.com

    7 Habits of Highly Effective People | blog.hubsport.com

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