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Be proactive. Don't stand still. Take the initiative and be responsible.

Begin with the end in mind. Start any activity, a meeting, run, day, or life, with an end in mind. 

Work to that end and make sure your values are aligned with your goals.

Put first things first. Prioritize your life so you're working on the important stuff.

Think win/win. This is pretty obvious. You get what you put in.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. 

Listen to emphasize, obtain information, and understand the other person's point of view.

Synergize. Work to create outcomes that are greater than the individual parts.

Sharpen the saw. Cultivate the essential elements of your character: 

physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual.

And as Pastor Tod Bolsinger put it, "We need to live every day with the end in mind—and most important of all, live with Jesus' end in mind."

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, 

that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, 

whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:10

-steven covey