{"id":80,"date":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.125.46.169\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:46:16","slug":"habit-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit 2"},"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 2: Begin With the End in Mind<span>&reg;<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-1\/\"><span class=\"cta-arrow reverse\"><\/span> Habit 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-3\/\">Habit 3 <span class=\"cta-arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit2-610x480-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"610\" height=\"480\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image-main lazy\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-lead-gen format-large\">\n        <div 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      <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>The Principle of Purpose\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind is about having a plan. If we don\u2019t make a conscious effort to visualize who we are and what we want in life, then we empower other people and circumstances to shape us instead. This habit is about identifying where we want to go and who we want to be. It means defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines that represent the life we want to live.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best ways to incorporate Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind into our lives is to develop a Personal Mission Statement. It\u2019s like writing our own personal constitution. It reaffirms who we are, puts our goals in focus, and moves our ideas into the real world.<\/p>\n<p>Developing a personal mission statement means living by design rather than default.<\/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\">What\u2019s Your Desired Future?<\/h2>                <p>Begin With the End in Mind means to look out across the coming hours, days, weeks, months, and years with a clear vision of your desired destination\u2014and then to proactively pursue that future.<\/p>\n<p>Even if your vision for the future changes, having an end in mind for a meeting, project, or a lifetime gives you more clarity about where to start and how to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no better time than today to decide where you want to be tomorrow.<\/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\/whats-your-desired-future_783x523.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>\u201cIt is incredibly easy to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to realize that it\u2019s leaning against the wrong wall.\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\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-1\/\"\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 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<\/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 different perspectives to solve problems, innovate, and achieve more than any one individual alone.<\/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-6\/\"\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 7<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Sharpen the Saw\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\/habit7v2-785x450-1.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>Increase motivation, energy, and 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