Effective Values and
Principles for Efficient People
Most of the time we fail to realize the true
purpose of learning and personal improvement, and use new personal and professional
techniques only to cover up the wrong deed. It is like wearing a mask, a mask,
which slips slowly from the face and reveals the true nature of all of us,
eventually, the face, which is unreliable, vicious and leads towards the pits
of disparage.
For one, key to efficiency is learning which is,
in nature, not a onetime thing and goes hand to hand till death. Then, excelling
on it and making it a habit is the real deal.
As Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher and critic
once said “We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Habits are easy to make, all it requires is a will
of doing right and guidelines which are conclusively written here as the values
and principles for effective people. These values are easy to read, understand
and even easier to set us in motion as an efficient personal.
Be Proactive/ Preempt
The first simple
principle of doing things right is to preempt and forestall the bad deed, not
just to avoid things to break bad, but also to initiate a good deed. Showing an
initiative is the first sign of a fearless and successful personality.
People who initiate
become leaders and get highest appreciations throughout their lives. By
eliminating the stress from their lives, which they use to feel over a
tick of the clock, they do not sit back and watch. They use a proactive approach
towards daily routine and live by this principle which makes their lives even
simpler than before. They do not just save time, but they also successfully
cease a greater vision of their work and personal life. They seek balance and
more likely to find success, peace and harmony in their lives.
Begin with the End in Mind/ Plan
Why and to achieve
what, should be the first thought in our minds when we start. If we do not, we
have more chances to get stuck in the process hence; everything will collapse right
on our heads. If we are taking an initiative we should plan it first, dig up
the ends head to toe, in comprehension, with each and every aspects and sides
of it.
To be clear on
thoughts represents a clearer action which leads towards favorable outcomes.
Like if we start painting a room do not start all over with walls and floor,
you might end up in a corner with paint all over you and you cannot escape it
without stepping on wet paint. Start with a string, like a chain hooked all
together in a perfect sequence and be realistic with what you want on to its
last end, a dog, a house, a car, a perfect relationship or life.
Always remember that
everything comes with a price and be sure you are not making a deal with a
devil you might regret in the future because it is not what we just achieve
with all of our efforts, it is what we righteously and rightfully achieve.
Put First Things First/Priorities
As
mentioned earlier, we should plan to make things work so that we do not stuck
in the process. The best way to do it is to make a list of steps which
elaborate conclusively and helps to achieve a greater task. Best practice then
is to arrange that list from our starting step to the final step. As the famous
worldwide selling book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” states in
priorities, first thing first. Set your priorities and you will set yourself
free from the daily routine tensions and hassles. By inhabiting this trait we
can assure favorable results and steer clear of being a victim of the last
minute dilemma, confusions and urgencies which are considered to be unhealthy,
unprofessional and reflected as a weak personality. Speaking of priorities,
arrange them descending to their importance. When we focus more on the last
minute urgencies, is the time when we lose the sight of our important work. Just
like we are in a subway watching a musician and lost track of our time and
luggage and consequently bear the loss of our belongings. Be sharp on the
priorities.
Think
Win/Win
Self
centered and mean intentions get stripped easily and no one likes such person
at all. If you want to win then go for a win-win and always remember the “Quid pro quo”.
Whether it is business or personal relationship, it
works in every aspect of life. It is a key attribute to interpersonal skills
and leadership and keeps the moral high. If you are in a team or family, making
a decision which is acceptable and beneficent for everyone is the ground rule
of a healthy and a lifelong successful relation. It minimizes the adversary and
enhances the ability to achieve more.
Seek
First to Understand,
to Be Understood”
To
make other people understand, you should understand yourself first. Get real
and clear on your thoughts and plans before going loud with it. You cannot
communicate effectively and cannot make people understand you if you do not
know what you mean to say and to whom, understand both first. Know your target
audience and possibly hear them out first. The best practice in communication
is to let in people with their thoughts and ideas. Hear them out what they want
and what they have to say and respond to that accordingly with keeping the
objective in mind. Do not flood them with your speech because in that case they
will get bored and eventually lose the interest in what you are bragging about.
In the fundamentals of marketing it states as “customer’s approach”. Never
try to avoid an argument receive it with full attention and respond to it
politely because if you cannot respond in a gentlemen way how can you create a
victory for all of them?
Synergize
Look upon the pyramids of Egypt; do think it is a
work of human hand? Do you think there were machines advanced enough to cut the
heart of a stone like the day today? Can you think of anything possibly closer
to the idea which helped to achieve this gigantic build? The answer to it is
synergic relation, synergy, which helps to achieve an outcome which is far
greater than the all efforts put in to it. This story does not end just on the
pyramids, if we look closer we can see many shining examples and persons which
have achieved the level of it, synergy. In math it is the rule of
multiplication, in societies it is help, and in corporate world it is
cooperation and team work. With a preemptive approach, right plan on our back,
knowing what we all want, prioritized, flawless communication and motivated to
join hands together we can achieve more than we can ever imagine.
Sharpen
the Saw/Evaluate
Death itself is not as painful as the anticipation
of death. Do not fear of it. Do not fear of loss. Which does not kill you only
makes you strong so be strong and do not deviate from the plan because it will
be the worst you can do to yourself when you drop the idea of being successful.
If you stepped wrong, doesn’t matter, what matters if you don’t correct
yourself. So don’t stress if the outcomes are not as you planned. What we do
wrong is to step down when we face the immediate rejection or the failure.
Always remember that nothing is permanent, so not even the failure. Keep on trying
but when you do that, must evaluate what you have already done and achieved.
Think clearly, reach out to every step and examine where you went wrong. It
will not take long when you realize the mistake, correct that and get back on
your track with a greater hope and tendency to workout things right.
