• • • • • • BINGO GENERAL OVERVIEW 7 HABITS BE PROACTIVE BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND SEEK 1 st TO UNDERSTAND, THEN BE UNDERSTOOD THE RELEASE OF THE SPIRIT

BROKEN UP INTO 3 SECTIONS

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PRIVATE VICTORY PUBLIC VICTORY RENEWAL

PRIVATE VICTORY- 3 HABITS

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1. BE PROACTIVE 2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND 3. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

PUBLIC VICTORY- 3 HABITS

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4. THINK WIN/WIN 5. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD 6. SYNERGIZE

RENEWAL

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7. SHARPEN THE SAW

HABIT

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DICTIONARY.COM

– A recurrent, often unconscious pattern

of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.

– An established disposition of the mind

or character.

BE PROACTIVE

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DICTIONARY.COM - PROACTIVE

– Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty •

DICTIONARY.COM - REACTIVE

– Tending to be responsive or to react to a stimulus

RESPONSIBILITY

• Look at the word responsibility, “response ability” the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.

Deuteronomy 30:19

• I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, a blessing and a curse; therefore choose life, that both you and your children may live

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

• • • Having a strong focus and holding steadfast to that focus Do

not

just start and hope that things go in the right direction – 2 concepts- Effectiveness and Efficiency

Effectiveness:

– Having an intended or expected effect. – Producing a strong impression or

response

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND Efficiency:

– Acting or producing effectively with a

minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.

– Exhibiting a high ratio of output to

input.

Matthew 25:1-13

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Parable of wise and foolish virgins

Ways to be Organized

– Have a plan – Learn to write things down – Understand that organization is a lifestyle – Avoid procrastination at all costs – Laziness leads to sloth – True concept of Paying Attention

SEEK 1 ST TO UNDERSTAND THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

THE RELEASE OF THE SPIRIT

H.H. POPE SHENOUDA