The 9th Habit
Blogging my exploration of the first 8 Habits.
Monday, August 13, 2007
The First Creation: Welcome to my blog.
"All things are created twice," writes Dr. Covey in explaining "Begin With the End In Mind," the second of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The First Creation is a mental creation--a blueprint, plan, vision, or program--and the Second is a physical creation. Sometimes, the First Creation is a whim or scripting from our earlier experiences, but there are always two creations. By bringing our capacities of imagination, self-awareness, independent will, and conscience to bear, we can take control of the First Creation and have much more effective second creations, or so the theory goes.
A recent post at The Covey Chronicles explains it in far greater depth, but that's the gist. In keeping with that notion, and in keeping with my renewed interest in FranklinCovey-style planning and time-management and the 7 Habits themselves, I will begin this blog with a deliberate First Creation.
The purpose of The 9th Habit will include:
Blogging seems to be a good platform to explore the Habits--Dr. Covey encourages introspection, and blogging encourages naval-gazing; it's a match made in Heaven!
In pursuit of the above purposes, I will set a number of goals. The first is a modest, but important, one:
So, that's why I'm here; why are you here?
"All things are created twice," writes Dr. Covey in explaining "Begin With the End In Mind," the second of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The First Creation is a mental creation--a blueprint, plan, vision, or program--and the Second is a physical creation. Sometimes, the First Creation is a whim or scripting from our earlier experiences, but there are always two creations. By bringing our capacities of imagination, self-awareness, independent will, and conscience to bear, we can take control of the First Creation and have much more effective second creations, or so the theory goes.
A recent post at The Covey Chronicles explains it in far greater depth, but that's the gist. In keeping with that notion, and in keeping with my renewed interest in FranklinCovey-style planning and time-management and the 7 Habits themselves, I will begin this blog with a deliberate First Creation.
The purpose of The 9th Habit will include:
- To provide an outlet for my thoughts on the 7 Habits framework.
- To showcase and review certain FranklinCovey products.
- To encourage discussion about the 7 Habits framework, including limitations or challenges inherent in its assumptions, underlying worldview, or potential application.
- To document my own progress and struggles in implementing the habits and creating a meaningful, fun, and productive life.
- To attract and foster a community of diverse people with differing points of view to synergistically create not only a deeper understanding of the principles Covey teaches, but of life in general.
- To provide continuing motivation to explore the Habits and improve my implementation of them.
- To creatively supplement my income.
- To serve others who are looking for better lives by helping to spread the ideas that work for me in my life.
- To deepen my understanding of the habits by teaching the material--teaching, as Dr. Covey so often reminds his audience, is the best way to learn.
Blogging seems to be a good platform to explore the Habits--Dr. Covey encourages introspection, and blogging encourages naval-gazing; it's a match made in Heaven!
In pursuit of the above purposes, I will set a number of goals. The first is a modest, but important, one:
- To update my blog regularly (5 times per week or more) for 30 days.
So, that's why I'm here; why are you here?
Labels: 7 habits, begin with the end in mind, blogging, covey, franklincovey, goals, habit 2, stephen covey, the 7 habits of highly effective people
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