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Recognises unlimited possibilities for positive growth & development.It restricts their ability to celebrate other people’s success, and even brings about a perverse satisfaction at others’ misfortune.īy contrast Covey advocates an ‘Abundance Mentality’ that: This results in a ‘Scarcity Mentality’, a belief that there is only a finite cake to be shared: a ‘Scarcity Mentality’ is evident in people who have difficulty in sharing recognition or credit, power or profit. Covey holds that competition belongs in the marketplace.Ĭovey points out that, from childhood, many people are conditioned to a win/lose mentality by school examinations, by parental approval being rationed to ‘success’, by external comparisons and league tables. Interdependence occurs when there is co-operation, not competition, in the workplace (or the home). Habits 1-3 are grouped under the banner of ‘Private Victory’, as they are the basic paradigms of interdependence. This approach transcends the office diary or day-planner, embracing all roles in life – as manager, mentor, administrator, strategist, and also as parent, spouse, member of social groups, and as an individual with needs and aspirations. Habit 3 is therefore about managing oneself effectively, by prioritising according to the principles adopted in Habit 2. Quadrant IV – irresponsibility, dependency, unsuitability for employment. Quadrant III – short termism, loss of control, shallowness, feelings of being a victim of circumstances. Quadrant I – stress, burn-out inability to manage time (& thus loss of control of one’s own life). On the other hand, the results of placing one’s main focus on the other quadrants are: The outcomes of a Quadrant II focus include, vision, perspective, balance, discipline, & control. Quadrant IV – Not urgent & not important – for example, trivia, time wasters, gossip, excessive TV watching. ![]()
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