Reflective Assignment: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Part 2B

This assignment is a reflective analysis of Stephen Covey's 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People', specifically focusing on Habit 2, 'Put First Things First'. The student identifies a personal weakness in prioritizing tasks and aims to develop this habit for improved professional effectiveness. The assignment explores the importance of self-management, decision-making, and willpower, referencing the four-quadrant matrix of time management. The author intends to create a balanced professional life by prioritizing activities and rejecting unimportant ones. The paper references Covey, Merrill & Merrill (1995), Jensen, Neck & Beaulieu (2016), and Rehman & Nasir (2015) to support the concepts discussed. The goal is to enhance personal growth and achieve professional results effectively by prioritizing tasks and managing time wisely. The assignment emphasizes the development of discipline and focus to achieve professional ambitions and overcome setbacks.

THE 7 HABITS OF
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
PEOPLE
PART 2B

Introduction
 The author of the book “The 7
Habits of Highly Effective
People”, Stephen Convey
produced blueprint
characteristics of becoming a
high performing individual at any
given area. Following one activity
would contribute towards
developing traits for my personal
growth and also achieve
professional results effectively.

Activity to be followed on regular
basis Among the seven habits, the habit of “Put first things first” is
the second potential habit after “To begin with the End in the
Mind". By developing this habit it will help in the physical
manifestation of the imagination that took place in the first
place. I lack this ability and if I develop “Put first things first”
habit, I am quite assured of gaining a positive result in my
professional life. I would be more effective with the
actualization of my action that is going to take place on a day
to day basis. By prioritizing my activities I will be promoting
effective self-management. However, Jensen, Neck &
Beaulieu (2016) mentioned, this demands unmatched
discipline to do the most important things at first and disown
any other distractions. Therefore by regularly practicing this
kind of discipline, I would be more capable of maintaining
focus on y path and professional ambition.

Continued…
 I am likely to gain an ability for
making decisions and act according
to the mapped actions. Further, my
willpower would be enhanced and
could employ it as a powerful tool
for creating an indomitable mental
toughness to carry through
setbacks and failure. By learning
about the four quadrant matrix of
time management I can easily
segregate my professional goals
and personal activities on the basis
of urgent, not urgent, important
and not important.

Conclusion
 The habit will mostly deal with my time and
personal life management (Covey, Merrill &
Merrill, 1995). I will learn to create more of a
balanced professional life where I can achieve my
goals but without the cost of losing something
that is more valuable. It will positively shape my
personality as I will be able to decide what my
highest priorities are and have the courage to
reject other unimportant activities.

References
 Covey, S. R., Merrill, A. R., & Merrill, R. R. (1995). First things first.
Simon and Schuster.
 Jensen, J., Neck, C., & Beaulieu, R. (2016). The Self-action Leadership
Model: A qualitative, nomological expansion of self-leadership theory
rooted in action research theory.
 Rehman, S., & Nasir, N. (2015). The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People (Book Review). Peshawar Journal of Psychology and Behavioral
Sciences (PJPBS), 1(2), 211-230.