Stephen Covey
• “By keeping that end clearly in mind, you can
make certain that whatever you do on any
particular day does not violate the criteria you
have defined as supremely important, and
that each day of your life contributes in a
meaningful way to the vision you have of your
life as a whole.” Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
• “It is possible to be busy—very busy—
without being very effective…People often
find themselves achieving victories that are
empty, successes that have come at the
expense of things they suddenly realize
were far more valuable to them.” Stephen
Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Self-awareness
9/8/15 objectives
• Explain basic principle, “Begin with the
end in mind”
• Recall effectiveness as it relates to busy
activity
• Paraphrase importance of self-awareness
as it relates to second habit and practice
with seven-step prayer process
9/9/2015 objectives
• Define "first creation" and "second
creation"
• Differentiate between leadership and
management
• Paraphrase importance of having a
personal mission statement
Spinal tap
First and Second Creation
• “Begin with the end in mind” is
based on the principle that all things
are created twice. There’s a mental
or first creation, and a physical or
second creation to all things.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Leadership vs. Management
•We are
Marshall
• “Management is a bottom line focus:
How can I best accomplish certain
things? Leadership deals with the top
line: What are the things I want to
accomplish?” Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People
Question
•Is leadership the
first creation or the
second creation?
• “Efficient management without effective
leadership is, as one individual has
phrased it, ‘like straightening deck chairs
on the Titanic.’ No management success
can compensate for failure in leadership.
But leadership is hard because we’re often
caught in a management paradigm.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People
The Panama Canal
9/9/2015 objectives
• Define "first creation" and "second
creation"
• Differentiate between leadership and
management
• Paraphrase importance of having a
personal mission statement
Becoming your first creator
•Julie and Julia
Imagination and conscience
• “Through imagination, we can visualize the
uncreated worlds of potential that lie within us.
Through conscience, we can come in contact with
universal laws or principles with our own singular
talents and avenues of contribution, and with the
personal guidelines within which we can most
effectively develop them.” Stephen Covey, 7
Habits of Highly Effective People
Some
examples
Mission Statements
• Mission statements give
context as an individual or an
organization strives to become
or continue to be his or its first
creator.
FOCUS
• “To know Christ Jesus and to fulfill
his great commission by first living
and then communicating the fullness
of life within the family of God, the
Church.”
MCPS
• “Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is
an integral part of the Catholic Church's
mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.
As an adult community, we share in the
responsibility to prepare students for college
and beyond while helping them grow to
become persons of faith, virtue and wisdom.”
Chick-fil-a
• “To glorify God by being a faithful
steward of all that is entrusted to us.
To have a positive influence on all
who come in contact with Chick-filA.”
Southwest Airlines
Mission Statements
• Mission statements give
context as an individual or an
organization strives to become
or continue to be his or its first
creator.
9/9/2015 objectives
• Define "first creation" and "second
creation"
• Differentiate between leadership and
management
• Paraphrase importance of having a
personal mission statement
9/10/2015 objectives
• Define different types of centers
• Diagnose out of which center you
live your life
• Explain the principled center
broke
Before the second creation…
• Before you craft your personal mission
statement and begin living it out, you
must diagnose out of which center you
live your life. If it is not principlecentered, you must-acting as your first
creator-rescript your interior paradigm.
Real-life example
The principle-centered Response
1. You are proactive and don’t respond to
external conditions. You make the prudent
decision after knowledgeably weighing the
factors.
2. You make the decision not based on shortterm fixes or solutions, but based on longterm results.
3. You examine your values and decide what is
the best decision at the given time.
4. Because you have built interdependent
relationships, you are able to communicate to
9/10/2015 objectives
• Define different types of centers
• Diagnose out of which center you
live your life
• Explain the principled center
9/11 objectives
• Explain basics of writing
personal mission statement
• Begin crafting one's personal
mission statement
• “Personal responsibility, or proactivity, is
fundamental to the first creation…Habit 1
says ‘You are the programmer.’ Habit 2,
then, says, ‘Write the program.’ Until you
accept the idea that you are responsible,
that you are the programmer, you won’t
really invest in writing the program.”
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People
Let’s begin…
• There are two questions you want to
answer in your personal mission
statement:
1. What is your mission?
2. How will you accomplish this mission?
What is your mission?
1. Why did God create you?
2. What are your strengths, your gifts, your talents?
3. What brings you the most joy/when do you feel most
fulfilled?
4. What are your dreams, goals, and aspirations?
5. Is there a specific group of people you enjoy serving?
6. How will you be remembered?
7. What do you want others to say about you?
How will you accomplish this
mission?
• There are four areas you will want to take
into account:
1. Social/Emotional
2. Spiritual
3. Mental
4. Physical
Social/emotional
• What do I need to do socially/emotionally
in order to accomplish my mission (With
whom do I need to spend time? Who do I
need to serve? How do I need to treat
others? Are there connections that are not
helping me accomplish my mission from
which I need to charitably break away?)
Spiritual
• What do I need to do spiritually in order to
accomplish my mission? (Do I need to go on
an annual retreat? Do I need to pray daily or
weekly? How often will I attend Mass
outside of my Sunday obligation? Is there a
specific type of prayer that brings me the
most joy?)