{"id":79,"date":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.125.46.169\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:45:04","slug":"habit-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-cta-hero \">\n\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/\" alt=\"Courses\">Courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/\" alt=\"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u00ae\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Habit 1: Be 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      <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>The Principle of Choice\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>Habit 1: Be Proactive is about taking responsibility for our lives. This is the first habit because every other habit depends on our ability to act proactively rather than reactively\u2014to make things happen rather than waiting for them to happen.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key ideas in this habit is that we have the freedom to choose our response. When things happen to us, we get to decide whether to focus on what we can change or to get stuck waiting, complaining, and worrying.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important indicators of whether we\u2019re responding proactively or reactively is the language we use. When we use proactive language we say things like \u201cI can\u201d or \u201cI get to.\u201d When we use reactive language we say things like \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d or \u201cI have to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When we use consistent, proactive language it affirms our capacity to choose and reflects and reinforces a proactive approach to life.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-image-with-text \">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb has-background bg-color-gray\">\n                    <div class=\"it-text\">\n                <h2 class=\"heading\">The Circle of Influence<\/h2>                <p>When we\u2019re proactive, we focus our efforts on our Circle of Influence\u00ae. We work on the things we can do something about. This allows us to expand our influence over time and create more choices and opportunities. When we\u2019re reactive, we get stuck focusing on our Circle of Concern\u2122\u2014on things over which we have little or no control.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"it-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/circle-of-influence_785x450.webp\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        class=\"bw-to-color lazy\">\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-pull-quote\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote\" src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/quote.png\" alt=\"Quote PNG\">\n    <div class=\"quote-inner\">\n        <h2>\u201cAs you study the other six habits you will see that each depends on the development of your proactive muscles. Each puts the responsibility on you to act. If you wait to be acted upon, you will be acted upon.\u201d<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"quote-author\">&mdash; Stephen R. Covey<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-circumstances\">\n\t    \t<div class=\"uk-grid-medium uk-child-width-1-2@l uk-child-width-1-2@m circumstance-list\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target: .circumstance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Be Proactive\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit1-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assume responsibility and focus on the things that can be influenced rather than what can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Begin With the End in Mind\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit2-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Define clear measures for success and create a plan to achieve them\u2014in the next few hours, over the next few months, or across a lifetime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-2\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Put First Things First\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit3-785x450-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prioritize and spend time on achieving the most important goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-3\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Think Win-Win\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit4-785x450-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approach each situation looking for ways everyone can win.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-4\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit5-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen, understand, and honor others\u2019 perspectives, and have the courage to express thoughts and feelings respectfully.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-5\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 6<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Synergize\u00ae<br>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit6-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leverage 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