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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Habit 1 Be Proactive

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Habit 1 Be Proactive. For St. Mark’s Faithful Christian Families Sunday School Class. Be Proactive. Your Four Unique Human Gifts. Self-Awareness Conscience Imagination Independent Will + A Sense of Humor. The Pause Button.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Habit 1 Be Proactive

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  1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Habit 1 Be Proactive For St. Mark’s Faithful Christian Families Sunday School Class

  2. Be Proactive

  3. Your Four Unique Human Gifts • Self-Awareness • Conscience • Imagination • Independent Will • + A Sense of Humor

  4. The Pause Button • How to create the pause button in the family • How to cultivate the spirit of acting based on principle-centered values • Not based on reacting on feelings or circumstances

  5. The Circle of Influence and The Circle of Concern • Circle of Concern • Large circle that embraces everything in your life that you may be concerned about. • Circle of Influence • Smaller circle within the Circle of Concern that embraces the things you can actually do something about • Reactive people focus on Circle of Concern • Proactive people focus on the Circle of Influence

  6. Emotional Bank Account • Being Kind • Apologizing • Being Loyal to Those Not Present • Making and Keeping Promises • Forgiving • The Primary Laws of Love

  7. Just think about the difference it makes in your family when:

  8. Remember the Bamboo Tree • You may not see results for years • Do not be discouraged • Keep working in your Circle of Influence • Be a light, not a judge: a model, not a critic

  9. Sharing the Chapter with Adults and Teens • Increasing the Proactive Muscles • When do you feel most proactive? Most reactive? • Creating a Pause Button: Stop, Think, and Choose • Ask the family to choose something to be a pause button for the family. • Working in Your Circle of Influence • Review pages 40-44- Talk • Review 45-61 – Emotional Bank Account

  10. Sharing this Chapter with Children • A Treasure Hunt Game • Developing a Conscience • Ask questions – positive answers move closer to the treasure, negative answers move further away • Understanding the Emotional Bank Account • Make your own EBA Box • Create deposit slips and encourage kids to make deposits during the week to other family members

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